Electric car

Hybrid and Electric Cars In the article Hybrid and Electric Cars, the author addresses the claim that electric vehicles resolve or improve a variety of modern problems. His article states that there is controversy regarding this claim. Using elements of rhetoric, the author impresses on the reader that electric cars are not the best solution for the environment nor the economy. The author first argues that electric vehicles best serve American interests. First, the writer quotes Brian Wynne,…

Will electric cars take over the automobile industry? After reading the article, “For The Electric Car, A Slow Road to Success,’’ by Jim Motavalli, in my opinion, I think electric cars will take over the automobile industry. Electric cars will take over because: 1) In 2011, was the year where electric cars were being sold to consumers in Detroit’s auto dealers, 2) Mileage of usage will increase because of prices, and 3) China, United States, and Europe’s automobile companies are producing…

Subsidies for Electric Cars Worth It?” written by the McClatchy-Tribune on January 8, 2014, identifies the advantages and disadvantages of government funding for electric cars. From the information provided, the CONS definitely outweigh the pros. Federal subsidies for the manufacture and purchase of electric cars are not in the best interest of the American taxpayers. First and foremost, electric cars do not provide the value families require. The lifetime cost of an electric-powered car or…

talk about electric cars makes them sound efficient for our environment. Electric cars are a good idea, but they present a host of problems that make them useless for most consumers. The fact that most of these cars are only two-seaters eliminates families from driving them, unless they have it as a second car. Electric cars are also incredibly unsafe. This is not the car parents want to buy for their child's sixteenth birthday. Additional problematic concern for electric cars are…

benefits come from electric vehicles as opposed to gas-powered. First,”Electric cars may be worse for the environment than gas-powered” by Jason Russell explains the study of Professor Stephen Holland and his colleagues, discussing the misconception of a benefit from driving electric vehicles rather than gas-powered. Another article,”Positive and negative effects from electric car purchases” by Christian Andreas Klöckner gives a detailed, statistical report of how families use their electric…

The Growth of Electric Cars Up until the 20th century, electric cars were more abundant than traditional combustion engined cars. The combustion engine overtook the electric engine in popularity due to being more convenient to refuel and Henry Ford mass producing the Ford model T. This leads to internal combustion engined cars to be very cheap. In present time, internal combustion engines still triumphs over the electric car, but they are becoming more mainstream as people around the world are…

Electric vehicles is no longer a fantasy ideal, since it have hit the road for this few recent years. In fact, there is a rise in electric cars market recently. EVs can solve the many problems that cars with combustion engine have caused. Electric cars are considered to be fuel efficient and friendly to the environment. Not only are they zero emission, EVs also have overall better performance. Electric cars reduce the oil consumption and reach out for other sources of renewable energy. Diane…

been a lot of controversy if the use of electric cars will stand the test of time and be able to become the newest coming trend in the transportation sector. With all of the technological advances, environmentally, healthily and economically electric cars do benefit the entire population and also help reduce the toxicity that the planet is now having to deal with because of all the pollution man-kind has created. Ecological Factors The use of an electric car allows to reduce the amount of…

Hydrogen vehicles are similar to electric fuels as they both run on a motor powered by electricity. However, what makes it different is where the electricity comes from. The hydrogen vehicle is powered by hydrogen fuel and batteries power the electric vehicle. Hydrogen vehicles do however come with disadvantages, as it is highly flammable because it is a very powerful source of fuel. It is…

Going one step further they developed the concept of electric cars and hybrid electric cars. Electric cars, have only electric motors along with a battery on their chassis and they only use electric energy for their function. They can even get recharged from a specialised electric plug and have a certain mileage autonomy before they need recharging. On the other hand, hybrid electric vehicles (HVEs) implement both a gas engine and an electric engine with a battery on their chassis. This offers…