Coal generation has been declining very quickly, as it is replaced by natural gas (which is much cleaner).

This idea has been disproven time and time again. What you’re saying is totally anecdotal and has no “facts” behind it.

I hear what you’re saying, but there’s two flawed/incomplete assumptions here:

Environmentally, atomic is quite a bit ahead of coal.

Certified tree hugger here, we are fully aware of the issues:

Man, nuclear power plants are so evil. With their zero carbon emissions and high efficiency and all.

The facts are still on the side of electrified transportation, even in a full-life cycle analysis. Environmental groups are not a monolith, and though they may not conform to your world view, many employ lots of thorough evaluation of net costs/impacts. In the US, the net benefits are a function of the regional power…

This old trope of “the long tailpipe” has been disproved many times over. As for overlooking facts, you can check them yourself courtesy of the DOE (http://www.afdc.energy.gov/vehicles/elect…). And with continued displacement of coal as our primary source of generation fuel, the environmental case for switching to EVs…