Ahhhh! Yes.
Mirrors the conversation I had with my lib-in-laws a year ago when they bought a VW ID4 EV.
Feelgood BS flying in the face of common sense and basic economics.
I ask questions that make them squirm.
Fun in a childish way because they both have “grad” degrees and were very successful.
They sure don’t like hearing the real story on EVs from battery production to final resting place.
I try not to be too brutal. Elderly, brain-washed, white liberals can snap when presented with documented facts.
I suspect your educated in-laws don’t know that the nascent ICE aced out EVs and steam-driven autos over a hundred years ago.