Disadvantages Of Electric Cars

The world produces around 85 million barrels of oil each day. About a quarter of that percentage goes to the United States of America, which is used up mostly by means of transportations. Most people get around from place to place using a car, a car that is powered by fuel. Everywhere one goes driving, they will eventually run into a gas station but not a charging station for electric cars. Regular cars, burn off fuel that produce emissions (carbon, nitrogen, sulfur) that pollute and harm the environment. Although, there are some positives about switching there are also some problems that could appear but could be fixed. Electric cars have the potential to reduce the amount of pollution in the environment, boost the national economy and help

The issue that I have chosen is electric cars. This issue is significant because there are many people that choose electric cars over gas-powered cars. Electric cars are known for eliminating oil from transportation and being the better choice; But is it really? In the article I chose it says "Your battery powered vehicle is only as green as your electricity supplier". Electric vehicles are a smarter choice because they are economically feasible. This means that if you own a gas-powered car, it will be more expensive to keep filling up your tank with gas. The cost per mile for gas-powered vehicles is a lot more when filling it with fuel. Gas vehicles are at an average of $3.65 a gallon while electric vehicles fill up for an average of $1.14 per Gallon. The negative traits about electric vehicles is that the battery has to be replaced about every eight years and it doesn’t do so well in the winter because it has to be charged every night can could go up to 80 MPH, which is an expense that gas-powered car owners don’t have to worry about. Reading on this topic more I have learned that the first cars that were made were all mostly electric and as time has gone on gas-powered cars started to get more popular.

“We can break our dependence on oil…and become the first country to have one million electric vehicles on the road by 2015,” President Obama said in his January 2011 State of the Union address (Institute for Energy Research 1). While this may sound promising, the practicality and merit in achieving this goal remains unclear. Auto manufacturers have been working on plans for electric cars for years, especially the three largest companies in the US: Chevrolet, Chrysler, and Ford. These companies have been hoping that the development of electric cars would create a sort of lifestyle change for consumers, both weaning the U.S. off of its dependence on foreign oil and breathing life into the market for auto sales at the same time. Electric cars are often sold as zero emissions, but technically that is only true once they are charged and in terms of their tailpipe emissions. After all, they have to get their energy from somewhere and, more often than not, the electricity used for charging is supplied by traditional coal fired power plants. The real question then is whether the source and amount of energy required to build and supply an electric car with power is actually cleaner and more economical than a traditional combustion automobile. As it turns out, the answer is both unexpected and fairly complicated. In order to assess whether the use of

Abstract—In this modern era, many advancements in technology have been witnessed. Research and data collected around the world have allowed for these advancements to take place. This has allowed for a better understanding of the footprint humans leave on the environment. As a result, this has allowed for the planet to become eco-friendlier. An eco-friendly advancement in the 21st century is the electric vehicle. There are a plethora of benefits using electric vehicles. Some advantages include no emissions, cost-effective, and low maintenance.

Climate change and transportation play a big role and it is important to be concerned for our future generations. The use of gasoline cars is a major producer in carbon dioxide emissions, although they are not entirely responsible for it—they play a role in it. Other form of transportations like buses and taxis also contribute to carbon dioxide emissions. The total amount of carbon dioxide emissions from an average car is seventy six percent which comes from usage of a vehicle containing gasoline. Efficiency has increased by twenty percent in regards to electric motors, especially when it comes to their wheels using no power when the car is at rest. Car ownership will increase and with this, improvements in technology could be a vital

Imagine never being locked out of your disgusting gas-guzzling vehicle in sub-zero temperatures pumping your car full of toxic chemicals and then later emptying your bank account to pay for the environment killer ever again. This reality is near and approaching faster than ever before. Although, it is not completely beneficial. It is evident that at an international level, electric cars are needed. But, this is only one side of the story, despite common belief, electric vehicles are not always good for the environment. It is true that they will benefit bank accounts, however, the only way for electric cars to improve the environment is if they are powered by clean renewable energy.

Electric cars are becoming very popular in today’s world and are becoming more main stream. One reason for this is the need for automobiles that have a lower or a zero carbon footprint. For the majority of the history of the automobile, the propulsion system was a gas or a diesel engine that would run off of fossil fuels. The burning of fossil fuels is very hazardous to our world and also creates much toxic pollution. However, electric cars run off of electricity, which is a very clean and pollution free resource, depending on how the electricity was produced of course. In this paper we are going to examine the history of electric cars, look into modern electric car technology, and peer into the future of electric car technology to see if EVs might be the answer to dramatically reducing our global pollution.

Technology has been advancing since the turn of the century at an unparalleled pace with the constant announcement of new gadgets and innovations. Of the thousands of new technological advancements made in the past decade, the introduction of the electric car has been the most widely discussed topic. Electric cars are one hundred percent emission free and can replace the fire spitting, bone chilling sounds of a thunderous gasoline engine with the eloquent silence of luxury and speed. However, as with all things technological, electric vehicles have their problems. Electric cars have several benefits and could possibly replace gas cars in the future, but they are not refined enough to take over the world today because of a few technicalities

“The automobile industry is experiencing a technological revolution with the rise of electric vehicles (EVs), which are challenging their internal combustion counterparts. Growing environmental awareness, innovation, consumer acceptance, government support, investments by OEMs (original equipment manufacturer), and financial viability are together paving the road for electric vehicles. While EVs have a promising future, it’s going to be a long journey to get close to gasoline-run machines, which have existed for more than a century now.” –Prableen Bajpai: Journalist at Nasdaq. Electric cars have pros and cons; some may argue that the pros outweigh the cons, and vice versa. While there may seem to be multiple benefits of an electric car,

 There is a serious problem facing the world right now.  It is air pollution.  The number one contributor to this epidemic is automobile emissions.  We have all heard of the issues that are involved with air pollution including the depletion of the o-zone layer, the green house effect, and acid rain.  The problem has been scoped from every imaginable angle, and now it is time to solve the problem.  I propose that each of the ‘Big Three’ (Ford, General Motors, and Chrysler) car manufacturers be required to have 10% of their product line as EV’s By the year 2010.  I propose this because it will be the start of cleaner air, EV advancement, and awareness of EV’s and how they work.

Adams, Arain, Koutraskis, and Ferguson 1). Due to their recent gain in popularity, electric cars

Electric vehicles (EVs) are considered a key technology in reducing fossil fuel consumption, emissions and energy consumption. In comparison with internal combustion vehicles (ICV), EVs offer highly efficient energy usage (around three times as efficient as an ICV), zero emissions and low noise level, aspects that are necessary to improve the quality of life in urban areas.

Cars are used by many people all over the world to get them from place to place. Most of these cars are powered by gasoline, some are powered by diesel, and some newly cars are powered electrically. Many people believe that electric cars can be the future of the car industry, but will most other car companies hurt from this? Electric cars use an electric motor to power the car instead of an engine, the owner of an electric car recharges the battery inside the car to power the motor. According to Tesla Motors, an electric car company, “Tesla possesses a high powered wall connector, which completely recharges the car in under 4 hours, and at max power, the high powered wall connector charges at a speed of 56 miles range per hour”(Tesla Motors “Tesla Vehicles Provide Attractive Environmental Benefits” 6). While electric cars do not have as much range as gas-powered cars, no emissions are made from the electric battery, which in result ends up benefiting to the environment.

What if we kept living our lives the same way for years to come? How would that affect us and our future generations? Well, research shows that within the “next five years that it will become impossible to hold global warming to safe levels” and will soon become irreversible (Our World 20). So, with carbon dioxide levels rising and the hope of humans coexisting with a disappearing Earth, a permanently scarred world is on its way. However, there is still some hope. One of the best options to reduce carbon emissions is to buy and drive an Electric Vehicle. A fully electric car is an emission free vehicle with a simple electric motor that not only surpasses the speed of a gasoline hypercar, but is exceedingly more energy efficient and environmentally friendly. According to the Dominion Post, it is actually better to buy an electric car than to put solar panels on your house (Edmunds). Hence, electric cars are more beneficial for the environment over any gasoline vehicle.

Today’s standard cars are an affordable and a simple way of transportation, but electric cars are getting much more advanced making them easier for travel and more affordable, thus, when considering what to buy, one needs to consider the strengths and weaknesses of both. The standard cars have always been the winner, especially with all new luxury, and their prices, making it harder for other competitors to compete with them. Surprisingly electric cars are not so different when compared to the new and improved standard cars sharing the same features, features that most people do not know about and should consider checking them out when buying a new car.