‘EVs ARE EVIL’ … REALLY?
Colin got straight back in touch with a point-by-point rebuttal of Greg’s arguments and evidence.
“A lot of the points he raises are common myths the EV community have dealt with many times. There are also tropes and misinformation the oil companies keep seeding and spreading and there is some research, widely quoted by the anti-EV lobby, or by controversialists, which, when you look at it more closely, doesn’t really stack up,” says Colin.
Colin is an intensive care specialist at Auckland City Hospital. He owns a Nissan Leaf and was on the waiting list for a Tesla Model 3 for three years, signing up almost as soon as the model was announced. Other than that, he has no financial involvement in the EV industry — but he is passionate enough about EV technology to spend time on an EV stand at technology and car shows to help spread the word. He knows his stuff, too. As he’s not selling anything, we thought we’d give Colin the space to share what he’s discovered and why he’s so passionate about this part of the future of motoring.
Colin says it’s facile to argue that if
