We need to dramatically reduce the number of vehicles on the road, more public transit, more biking and MOST importantly: more walking. Electric cars are good-ish only in comparison to what came before in terms of some pollution; merely a step in the right direction. But they don't solve the core issue: driving a heavy vehicle wastes energy. Driving to meet friends for a snack has to go away. Commuting long distance to work as a regular activity has to go away. We need to use less energy, period. Moving a big hunk of metal/plastic between two points wastes a metric hell-ton of energy.

A sensible environmental goal would be to eliminate all private vehicles worldwide by 2025.