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I've just about had it with arguing against these kinds of right-wing talking points.
No amount of what-about-ism will ever outweigh the environmental impact that the distribution of fuel alone is creating. About 40% of fossil fuels are used to transport .. fossil fuels.
That happens before you even need to consider how efficiently your own car is produced or how much tire dust it generates.
https://medium.com/enrique-dans/fossil-fuels-dirty-to-use-dirty-to-transport-352ad18f440c
Anyway, arguing against the talking points is fruitless regardless of what numbers say. They simply move the goal post whenever they've encountered enough people who don't eat their shit at face value.
They will defend their gasoline car because that's the decision they already made. However they usually change their mind when they are actually in the market for a new car for themselves, because that's also an easy decision.