Electric Vehicles (EVs)

An electric car is still a car with all of its inherent problems except the exhaust from the tailpipe. It steals space with roads and parking. It's a fast, dangerous piece of machinery that shouldn't mix with people, but is allowed to. It doesn't solve a basic issue with cars; the privatization of transportation. It doesn't make us any slimmer or get us exercising more. It still needs insurance, fuel, and maintenance, and still causes traffic jams and stress. It's the illusion of a new green panacea. It lets us assuage our consciences without making any basic changes. With it we can stay in the suburbs, cling to our old lifestyles, and gain the panache of change without the substance.