Pointless animosity is widespread in our current society. Nearly every issue seems to be divisive. Whether it’s global warming or cosmetic application methods, stark differences abound. Positioned somewhere within this wide range are
electric vehicles
.
Electric vehicles represent energy-efficient advancements that have the capability to reduce expenses for customers, as stated in the document.
Department of Energy
Not everyone agrees with this perspective. Rumors and false information,
do-gooder derogation
, coupled with a strong aversion to change, leads many operators of combustion-engine cars to harbor resentment towards other motorists and even their own vehicles.
One car owner, appalled by the actions of another, shared video evidence of vandalism by a member of the anti-EV community in the Reddit community
r/Rivian
.
In the video, a man approaches his car, which is parked beside the original poster’s Rivian. He eyes the EV before leaning inside his vehicle for his dog. Slyly, the man turns as he pulls the pet from his backseat and keys the
electric vehicle
in one movement.
This man’s seemingly one-sided drama with EVs pushed him to damage one, and he is not alone. People damage or sabotage electric vehicles with fervor, whether that means they key the cars,
block
charging stations, or
cut
cables.
It is unclear what drove this man to vandalism this Rivian. However, many misunderstand the production process for EVs, claiming pollution and waste from mining for materials for EV
batteries
is worse than the pollution and waste produced in the manufacture of gas-powered vehicles. While it is true there is some pollution produced in battery development, and that EV charging also causes some pollution, the dirty fuels burned in service of gas-operated cars are more polluting by far.
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Annually,
16.5
a billion tons of coal, oil, and
natural gas
are extracted, notably exceeding the 7.7 million tons of minerals extracted for low-carbon
technology
. Mining is pollutive — and there are few ways around that — but just
driving an EV
does not emit any air pollutants.
The lack of understanding of the complex comparison between gas-operated vehicles’ and electric vehicles’ contributions to air pollution has created a divide that, for one reason or another, has led to senseless vandalism.
“I don’t understand what makes people act like this,” one commenter
wrote
. “Is it envy over other people having nice things?”
In response, another user
said
: “I think it’s indirect envy at the very least. … An object like a Rivian could just be a physical representation of their perceived oppression.”
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Driver shares video of brazen vandalism at EV charging station: ‘I don’t understand what makes people act like this’
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