Argumentative Essay: Can Electric Cars Be The Future?

One way the electric car is substantially superior to a conventional car that runs off of gas is that an electric car will save you money. You may be thinking, “But wait a second, aren’t electric cars more expensive than normal cars?” And yes, they are, but only a little. When comparing two remarkably similar cars, the 2013 Ford Focus, a gasoline car, and the 2013 Nissan LEAF, an electric car, the LEAF is about $11,000 more. When you factor in the $7,500 that you get from the government for going green, it brings it to a $4,000 difference. (Chambers) Then you factor in the money you save by not having to pay for gas. The cost of charging an electric car is 2.5 times lower than the cost of filling up on gasoline. These statistics show that buying an electric car is easily the preferred choice.

In America electric cars are in the beginning phase of catching on in the market. While there are some negatives to electric cars such as “24 percent mention they have concerns about having access to recharging stations”(Mealia). This is the biggest concern among people that are considering switching to electric vehicles. Although some states are starting to put charging stations in cities charging stations are still nowhere as available as gas stations nationwide. One misconception of electric cars is that they have zero emissions. “They do however have upstream emissions”(Kliesch). These upstream emissions can come from a coal fired power plant. Depending on where one lives there may be no emissions produced. Only if the electricity generated is from a renewable resource there will be no emissions. Right now, America does not offer the capacity to charge the amount of electric cars needed on a mass scale. “states are working to get more power stations”(Wald). As more states begin putting power stations the demand for electric cars will go up. More power stations will make people consider purchasing an electric car for their next vehicle. Even the government is giving people incentives to switch electric cars. “Obama 's stated goal of putting 1 million electric cars on the road by 2015"(Rascoe). While the government provides encouragement and tax deductibles on people with high efficiency vehicles

Electric vehicles have decreased the harmful pollution, which is given off from gas powered cars. Although electric vehicles only run for about 100 miles on a single charge it is still a safer environmental car. This means that it has a lot less maintenance to be done on the vehicles. The crash tests alone show that the electric vehicles are much safer, which is caused by the battery that has less fluid in the engine compartment.

An electric car is a vehicle that runs either fully or partially on electricity. These vehicles require little to no gasoline to run and uses only one moving part to operate in comparison to gasoline vehicles that require hundreds of moving parts in order to run. Electric cars have become increasingly popular in the last few years, due to being seen globally as a solution for environmental pollution and rising gas prices. These two aspects have spiked sales for electric cars by an enormous margin. Even though, electric cars are seen as the environmentally friendly alternative to gasoline vehicles, these effects are only temporary and the inconvenience and effort required to maintain an electric vehicle is more troublesome and costly than owning a

In a survey conducted by Ebgue and Long (2011), respondents referred to electric vehicles (EV) as “the way of the future” and the “future of travel”. This response does not imply that EVs are a viable vehicle for current use. Ebgue and Long (2011) state that people are often resistant to technology that is unfamiliar or unproven. This could be due to failure by manufacturers to better inform and market EVs to consumers or by the misconceptions that are already in place. Basic misunderstandings about EVs are common. Krause et al.’s

The electric car is arguably the most controversial product released in the car industry. Why, because the energy used to power these cars come from non-renewable energy sources which actually use more energy than a gasoline burning automobile. The EV1 was a modern fully electric vehicle produced by General Motors (GM) from the years 1996-1999. In 1999 General Motors recalled and destroyed all but 40 of this revolutionary product, because it was an "economic failure". It was a failure because it was improperly advertised and marketed. They tried selling the EV1 to the masses even though it was only meant to appeal to those looking to commute short distances and unfortunately having only leasing as opposed to being able to purchase one. Car owners understand how unappealing that is, and seeing how the average electric car speed capped off at a measly 60 MPH. So its easy to see how marketing helped prevent the EV1 from financial success

Electric vehicles are a fairly new thing, so charging station are not always available and plugging in at home can take hours compared to the one half hour it takes at a charging station. Electric vehicles also have great benefits. Electric vehicles convert more than double of their power to the wheels compared to a gasoline engine (“What Are Electric Cars”). Electric vehicles feel fast because the power is delivered instantly to the wheels. Another benefit of an electric vehicle is they are virtually silent (Wilson). Electric vehicles are good for city use, were the daily commute is short and access to power is readily available.

Electric cars have been around for a long time but it was never really popular. In the early 1830’s the electric car was first invented. It was said that a Scottish inventor Robert Davidson was the first one to construct a prototype electric car in 1837, however, it was credited to Fred M, Kimball of Boston and J.K. Starley an English inventor for its first practical electric cars in 1888. Later in 1891, William Morrison of Des Moines constructed his own version of the electric car. His electric car took about ten hours to charge, ran thirteen hours, and sped up to fourteen miles per hour but Morrison never mass-produced the electric cars because gasoline is more promising during the late 1880’s. Nevertheless, electric cars started to reappear in the 1960’s due to air pollution and later on General Motors Corporation announced its first modern, mass-produced electric cars in 1996 to the public. Since then, the electric cars are now more popular in the twenty-first century due to the oil prices. As for gasoline, according to Martin V. Melosi, was “first gasoline-fueled, four-stroke cycle engine was built in Germany in 1876.” and later became popular in America because the gasoline-fueled car is able to travel far distance, faster, cheaper and so on. With that said, electric cars have been around for a long time improving over years since 1830’s and now more advanced than ever, within one to ten years electric cars will become more affordable to consumers due to higher

Introduction: Although electric vehicles save money they do not go the long distances a gas vehicle can go. They are also cheaper than gas vehicles and better for the environment!

They are quiet, accelerate fast and are marketed as producing “zero emission”.  Since the beginning of the decade the electric cars became more and more affordable and therefore are starting to be more common on Quebec’s road as well as in the rest of the world. To a lot of people it is like a dream coming true in which they finally free themself from the dreaded price fluctuation of petrol that has been giving them nightmares while robbing so much of their hard earned money for so long. As the technology develops a growing number of people are ready to bet that the electric car is the car of the future that will make us save both save money and resources while being environmentally friendly. Although the electric vehicle is a great

When you think of electrical cars you might have a Tesla come in mind. Why Tesla when there are cheaper electrical cars on the market, well you know the reason why you would take a Tesla then a Nissan Leaf. The reason is because Tesla cars didn’t look like cheap they look like a premium car that cost a lot and they do. Also now Tesla is the one that giving their patents to their competitors, the reason why that is Elon Musk (who I will talk about later) has a vision that he want more people using electric cars and be less dependable on gas.

At the beginning of 2016, famous scientist Bill Nye posted a blog to Aeon in which he described his near-future prediction that NASCAR will become a field of Tesla-inspired electric vehicle racecars gliding along quickly and quietly on historic tracks, such as Talladega or Daytona, the drivers amusing the crowds so much with their eco-friendly cars that they inspire the fans to go out and buy their very own. But imagine being a NASCAR fan for the past 10 years and going to one of these new silent races, it would feel extremely unknown to you. That is not the NASCAR you grew up with. Although people argue NASCAR would do wonders for their sports by transitioning to electric vehicles, closer examinations proves that they should stick to their routes to ensure the most success in their motorsport.

Do modern electric cars hold up against century old, internal combustion cars? Cars have always run on some sort of combustible fuel, since they were invented. However, due to advances in technology, we are able to run cars on alternative resources such as electricity, solar, and natural gas. Electric cars have been a recent rage in the past five years starting with the debut of a very efficient and luxurious car by Tesla as well as tax credits being offered for driving an alternative fuel vehicle. Electric cars don’t conform to the same standards as fossil fuel cars in pollution, efficiency , and financial costs.

courteously present their electric car and entice you to commit to them with their “Gasoline cars are bad for the environment, so go electric...”. It’s not as if one time is enough, either! They show it the first time: okay it catches my attention. Oh wait. There is is again. And again. And again. I’m sick of it! You see, what these self-titled environmentalists don’t observe is that the gasoline powered automobiles have no proper solution yet. The electric vehicle is simply a gimmick that has been actively conning consumers for years. Yet none of us consumers have batted an eye and reconsidered this evolving movement? Most of us are idiots.

The technology of electric vehicles has been around since the turn of the nineteenth century but faded as the gasoline powered engine took the spotlight. Now the future of electric vehicles is very bright. Their impacts are very significant ranging from economic, to new technology that can be applied elsewhere, to most importantly, the environment. Ford and GM, through its Saturn plant, have already begun production on their own version of the electric vehicle and have made them available to the public. In 1998 California plans to have one percent of its major auto makers sell electric vehicles and other states have looked into the same possibility, mainly Massachusetts and New York. Imagine driving a quieter,