The reason to use EVs is not just based on the source of electricity. In a traffic jam, the quality of air I breathe would be so much better if all vehicles were EVs.
Thanks for the causal ageism from someone who is in their 40s or more now... The dev lead did not know something very useful for the project, this could be some one in their 20s, 30s, 40s or 50s... knowledge or lack of knowledge does not differentiate...