Wolf in sheep's clothing: Structural violence of private electric vehicles

The analysis starts with structural violence, which seems to be the same as what was once called “class struggle”:

> This kind of violence can be traced to inequitable opportunities among members of society. It creates social injustice and indirect suffering, resulting from a divided society with the upper class dominating social resources and the lower class having limited access to those resources

With that lens, I don’t think you can find any acceptable solution for anything unless you change the wealth/power distribution. So I am not sure if this really says something about the merits of EVs.

> Finally, we conclude that eradicating private automobility is necessary to realise climate and transport justice. Focusing on inclusive strategies, such as supporting public transportation, shared mobility, and active travel modes, instead of offering incentives for EVs, are the means of progressive redistribution of wealth and can satisfactorily meet people's basic needs and governmental climate targets.

Discovered this interesting paper through the following podcast interview with one of the authors:

https://traffic.libsyn.com/secure/c6996bab-7d65-40aa-9d55-25...