EV World: Green dreams, dirty truths

The hypocrisy of the electric vehicle market

Electric vehicles have become the poster child of the climate crusade — wrapped in buzzwords, propped up by politicians and paraded by automakers as the cure-all for environmental sin.

But scratch the surface of the glossy marketing, and what you’ll find isn’t a clean revolution — it’s a messy patchwork of half-truths, political theatre and economic protectionism.

For the aftermarket, distributors and OEMs, the time for blind optimism is over.