«GREEN» GASOLINE: REALITY OR MYTH?

Considering climate change and global warming, the transition from gasoline-powered cars to electric vehicles contributes to reducing carbon dioxide emissions and improving air quality. Therefore, electric vehicles, powered by renewable energy sources rather than fossil fuels, represent one of the solutions for implementing the concept of sustainable development. Nevertheless, the authors identified adverse socio-environmental consequences associated with the extraction of resources for the production of electric vehicles, a number of problems related to their operation, and analyzed the impact of automakers and the electric power industry on the process of introducing electric vehicles in the world. As a result, three hypotheses of the study were put forward and proved. In this paper, it is proved that the creation of an interconnection of the studied elements is a manifestation of power that can support the environmental violence of «green» capitalism, which means that the introduction of electric vehicles is not the most favorable solution to overcome climate change, therefore, it is necessary to take into account all aspects related to the environmental and social consequences of their radical introduction. Despite some negative aspects, electric vehicles still have great potential for sustainability, therefore, it is necessary to continue research in this area and develop new technologies that minimize the negative impact of the production and operation of electric vehicles on the environment, as well as society as a whole.