In the long term electric vehicles are obviously the greener solution. We can't be carbon neutral if we need to burn carbon to propel our vehicles.
Fossil fuels need to be extracted, transported, refined, transported, stored at gas stations, and then transported with the vehicle before it's used. That's a lot of mass and energy before it even makes the car go forward.
Some other non-obvious benefits: electric cars last longer and require less maintenance, they're quieter, they don't put harmful chemicals in the air to breathe, and they reduce total milage by not requiring trips to a gas station.
Fossil fuels need to be extracted, transported, refined, transported, stored at gas stations, and then transported with the vehicle before it's used. That's a lot of mass and energy before it even makes the car go forward.
Some other non-obvious benefits: electric cars last longer and require less maintenance, they're quieter, they don't put harmful chemicals in the air to breathe, and they reduce total milage by not requiring trips to a gas station.