Wednesday, 31 July 2013

Electric cars- Bound for success of failure?

In recent years there has been much speculation about cars and how they affect the environment (CO2 emission etc) but as of late, many manufacturers think they have found the solution, the electric car.

The electric car runs solely on battery power therefore it emits no fumes (well almost. They are 97% cleaner than regular cars). Its much more economical than using fuel as fuel prices are constantly on the rise while the price of electricity remains constant. A positive aspects of electric cars are than when the car is in idle, the motor does not run where as a regular vehicles motor constantly runs which affects oil consumption as well as fuel consumption.

With every positive comes a negative. The downside to electric cars is that they need to be recharged on a regular bases. The average electric car, excluding Tesla (named after Nikola Tesla) takes approximately a day to charge which will only get you between 80km and 130km on one charge,  meaning your electricity bill will go through the roof. Another downside is that these cars usually only have an average speed of 150km+- which is nothing for a true petrol-head.

Electric cars may seem appealing to people who want to save the environment (we call these people hippies) but they are honestly a waste of time. Yes, electric cars are cheaper, yes they are cleaner and yes, they are more economical. But they don't give you that feeling of raw power beneath your foot, the smell of fumes in the air, and that sweet sound of a motor burning fuel as your push down on the accelerator.




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