Eli the Computer Guy could have bought a Tesla ...

In one of his recent videos, Eli the Computer Guy talked about how OK his life is, as he can afford two cars, a house, travel trailer, two dogs ...etc. Then he added that he could have bought a Tesla if he wanted, but he likes Ford, and this cheap used internal combustion car is already made, so there's nothing he can do about its carbon footprint, so he bought it and they (Eli or his wife) use it weekly, not necessarily daily.

For somebody like Eli, who pretends to understand business, I cannot let this slide without making a few observations:

by buying an internal combustion car you're supporting the oil industry, as you'll have to refuel it to use it
if you bought the used car from a dealership, you're supporting that dealership, which is focused on selling internal combustion cars
if you buy a cheap, used ICE car, then a new one has to be made and sold to somebody else, who would have bought the cheap one (supply and demand)
if Eli would have bought a Tesla, which he could have afforded, then somebody else would have bought the cheap ICE car and a new ICE car would not be needed by that person
buying an electric car means that you're not spending any more money on gas...

Eli also has a huge Ford F-150 truck, which he uses to pull his travel trailer.

I can't comment too much on this purchase, because when he bought the ICE Ford F-150, no Hybrid or Electric car could do the same job. In a couple of years this will change, as quite a few companies have presented Hybrid, fuel cell or fully electric pickup trucks, which are more efficient and have a lot more towing power, generating 50%-0% as much pollution while driving. Even Ford announced they'll be making at least hybrid-electric F-150 trucks.

I hope this all made sense, please follow Eli The Computer Guy on his family friendly channel, on Failed Normal or on his Brutally Honest Channel, where he live streams every weekday at 1:00PM local time... and also check out SiliconDiscourse.com for sound career advice(s)...