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The issue of electric car has been arising nowadays. But many of us never really find a true example of the uses of electric cars in everyday life. From the article “Electrical Engineering”, an Australian built his own electric car from a second hand Porsche. The article proves that having a private electric cars is no longer a dream. But do all people know the good things and the bad things about having a private electric car?
Now, what electric vehicles really are? Simply put, electric vehicles are vehicles that are powered by an electric motor instead of an internal combustion engine. Electric vehicle use electricity as the “fuel” instead of gasoline or some other combustible fuel. The electric motor in an electric vehicle converts …show more content…

• No Gas Stations ­ One of the conveniences electric vehicle drivers like the most is that
“refueling” can be done easily and safely at home overnight, at work, or at public locations like shopping centers, where electric charging units have been installed.
• Environmentally Friendly ­ Electric vehicles are today’s zero-emission vehicles. They have no tailpipes and emit no pollutants. Instead of gasoline from oil refineries, electric vehicles get their
“fuel” from electric power stations. Although power plants using fossil fuels do have emissions, power plant emissions generated for electric vehicle use are typically much lower than emissions from the comparable use of gasoline-powered cars. For power plants using renewable energy sources like wind, solar and hydropower, no air pollution at all is created.
• Energy Security ­ Australia and many other developed countries imports more than half the oil it uses, and the percentage is continuing to rise. electric vehicles help lessen the country’s dependence on imported petroleum and reduce the national security concerns associated with that growing dependency.
Currently, the drawbacks of the electric vehicles are the cost of buying and operating the vehicle and also the limited distance capacity of one time charging. Many people afraid that they will not find a

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