^ I can imagine the classic car journalist in this instance wanted to appeal to as broad an audience as possible. I see what you're indirectly saying with not planting bio fuel plants, not harvesting/refining them, and not making synthetic fuel being the 'greenest' of options. However, I also see EVs as being (partly) designed to make us feel less guilty and make (A LOT OF) money for manufacturers.
In some respects, EVs are just another mass-marketing exercise that a lot of people have jumped on as some sort of 'magic bullet' - but they are not. Because the production of EVs and their batteries, the charging network/architecture that needs to be generated, the recycling of batteries at the end of their lifecycle, and other considerations all come with their own environmental impacts.
Ultimately, I do believe that there is more than one solution to redressing the environmental balance and hopefully as research continues more viable choices will become available. I'm just not a fan of a 'one size fits all' mentality and believe there's a lot of that going on in the general public where EVs are concerned. My 2p