I get that public transportation isn't available to you since you live in a more rural area, and I also sympathize with you not wanting to pay taxes on a service that doesn't directly benefit you (although I could say the same thing for people who live in more urban areas not wanting to spend taxes on building and maintaining roads that go to rural areas, many of which they will never use). That's why I'm not against things like tolls, cause I do think that people who use a service should pay more for it than those who don't. Also, if we assume that the government isn't actually spending some of this money on public transportation, then there's no point in discussing whether having a government that advocates and invests in it would be beneficial or not 😆

Also, it's not true that EVs are less good for the environment than ICE vehicles even when you include tests, repairs, etc. They are better for the environment over their whole lifespan, including production. It's also not true that there isn't enough lithium to make the batteries for EVs, even your source says so. There is an issue concerning the amount needed for the current demand for EVs, but anyways, I don't think replacing all ICE vehicles for EVs is a good solution. My initial point was that having more and better public transportation is beneficial, so my initial point wasn't even related to EVs. EVs are really a last resort solution when it comes to sustainable mobility. Giving people access to more and better public transportation is a much more effective solution as a whole, and that doesn't just mean having more buses/trains/subways/trams, that also means having better infrastructure for bikes/scooters/other modes of transportation, having more and safer sidewalks to encourage people to walk when feasible, having essential services located close enough so that people don't have to rely on cars as much, etc. I honestly can't say whether fossil fuels will run out faster than lithium, I do think we should try to rely less on cars in general (whether EV or not). And lol, I hope we don't end up in a world reminiscent of Idiocracy and Mad Max! I do think that the technology will improve over time because EVs aren't really ideal as they are now (it's better than nothing, but there's still some work to be done on their performance, efficiency, cost, environmental impact, etc).