Opinion: a new reason for buying an EV? Altruism. Kind of

One of the big ideas behind electric vehicles has always been altruism.

Sure, you had manufacturers like Tesla and Rivian showing the practical benefits of electric power, but that’s always sat on a firm bedrock of being the civic-minded choice. Don’t fill the air with smog, don’t support the petroleum industry, get more bang for your energy buck by doing away with the bang in the first place. The usual stuff you’ve heard hundreds of times before.