Jerry Seinfeld Drops a Truth Bomb About Electric Cars
Jerry Seinfeld expressed skepticism about electric vehicles, criticizing them as virtue signaling and highlighting environmental concerns related to lithium mining. Despite his criticism, the article's author acknowledges that EVs offer compelling technological and practical benefits, even if their environmental advantages are debatable. The piece concludes that while the 'green' image of EVs may be overstated, the cars themselves can still be worthwhile.
- ▪Jerry Seinfeld criticized electric cars as a 'big, stupid virtue signal' and expressed concern about lithium mining's environmental impact.
- ▪Producing a large EV battery can generate over 70% more carbon emissions than manufacturing a conventional car.
- ▪The author bought a 2026 Tesla Model Y primarily for its technology and convenience, not environmental reasons.
- ▪Home EV charging costs the author about $31 per month during off-peak hours.
- ▪The author uses Tesla's Full Self-Driving (Supervised) feature for approximately 95% of their driving.
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Jerry Seinfeld Drops a Truth Bomb About Electric Cars Matt Margolis | 9:37 AM on May 03, 2026 Photo by Greg Allen/Invision/AP, File What’s the deal with electric cars? Am I right?Jerry Seinfeld has a lot of opinions about cars. If you know much about him, you know he loves classic cars, particularly Porsches. So, it’s hardly surprising that when it comes to electric cars, he’s not so enthusiastic. Advertisement googletag.cmd.push(function () { googletag.display("div-gpt-300x250_3"); //googletag.pubads().refresh([gptAdSlot["div-gpt-300x250_3"]]) }); "I'm not interested in electric cars at all," Seinfeld said in a recent interview with AirMail. "Anybody else wants to do it, that's fine. I think it's a big, stupid virtue signal. 'Look at me.
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