Why driving an electric vehicle doesn’t make you a good person

One of my family members has a vanity license plate that reads “4THEFUTR.” It adorns their electric vehicle —and might strike some as excessively boastful. Applauding our own actions can be perfectly fine, but is there anything morally praiseworthy about driving an electric vehicle (EV)? Many would say yes, others aren’t so sure since driving EVs might be environmentally neutral or even harmful when both manufacturing and production are considered — but we should l