The energy required to produce an EV is about double that of building an internal combustion engine. EVs displace gasoline demand, replacing it with diesel demand (for the mining and ships required for EV materials), coal demand (to run Asian factories that produce EVs) and electrical demand (charging, fueled primarily by hydrocarbons). If an EV driver feels sanctimonious, it’s only because politicians spared him knowledge of his heaving carbon footprint.