Electric cars are losers

Aside from being chock full of toxic chemicals, having traveled the world during piecemeal manufacture, and being dependent on rising electricity prices, there are other reasons for loathing the electric car:

An electric car owner would have to drive at least 129,000km before producing a net saving in CO2.
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Many electric cars are expected to need a replacement battery after a few years. Once the emissions from producing the second battery are added in, the total CO2 from producing an electric car rises to 12.6 tonnes, compared with 5.6 tonnes for a petrol car.
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...drivers wanting to minimise emissions could be better off buying a small, efficient petrol or diesel car...