Why Rowan Atkinson is Wrong about Electric Vehicles
Rowan Atkinson wrote an article in The Guardian about Electric Vehicles and doubts their environmental credentials.
Recently, Rowan Atkinson (the actor behind Mr Bean, Blackadder and Johnny English) penned an article in The Guardian (a UK left-leaning newspaper) listing several reasons why he disagrees with the environmental credentials of electric vehicles.
I reacted to Rowan's article on a live stream (follow on Twitter and Facebook to keep in touch when I go live or post new content), and you can see how this unfolded (it was an entertaining rant) below:
The articles in The Guardian:
- "I love electric vehicles - and was an early adopter. But increasingly I feel duped" by Rowan Atkinson: https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2023/jun/03/electric-vehicles-early-adopter-petrol-car-ev-environment-rowan-atkinson
- Fact check: why Rowan Atkinson is wrong about electric vehicles by Simon Evans: https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2023/jun/08/fact-check-why-rowan-atkinson-is-wrong-about-electric-vehicles