electric vehicles they're fast they're futuristic and driving one is probably
the closest you'll ever come to being Tony Stark but when we compare them to
the gas powered vehicles we already have the question is are they functional
let's start with a history lesson EVS have actually been around for over a
century now and were even quite popular until the invention of the electric
starter allowed travel over much longer distances thanks to tanks filled with
petrol and additionally gas vehicles could be refueled quickly at service
stations instead of needing to be charged over time a convenient feature
to be sure so then why are consumers so
amped up now compared to the early 2000s when GM's Fleet of ev1s was discontinued
and crushed for a variety of totally aboveboard reasons that had nothing to
do with an industrywide strategy to kill it a big part of it seems to come down
to sex appeal and some of the recently released and upcoming vehicles are
actually cool like really cool like sellon locking near Silent Running
drivetrain power restricted to keep you from spinning violently off the road
cool but for many Shoppers there are some other factors to consider too
number one is the actual practicality and the good news is that this is
rapidly improving with ranges between charges today above 400 km and even up
to 650 km depending on conditions charge
times are rapidly lowering with charge stations being deployed that are capable
of delivering 270 km of range in half an
hour and further Innovations coming like battery packs for your home that sit in
your garage and allow you to stockpile energy from roof mounted solar panels or
even from the grid during off peak hours when it's both cheaper and less
environmentally impactful which ties into our second huge purchase
consideration ecological impact because
while the range and quick refueling of gas vehicles is certainly handy it turns
out that they emit pollution that depletes the ozone layer the importance
of of which caused our Global Leadership to spring into action with no regard for
the profits of private corporations sorry I couldn't even make it all the
way through that because even some of the more credible sounding arguments
against EVS like pointing out that burning coal to generate electricity
also damages the environment have easy counterarguments like well at least it's
easier to regulate and maintain the modernity of a few large scale energy
operations versus having stuff like this
chugging around on the road but to be fair some government entities do or have
begun offering incentives for electric vehicle purchasers and have even begun
mandating public charging station allotments it's just that these
initiatives often face resistance for more than just big oil for example since
electric vehicles generally require much less maintenance and are therefore
Cheaper to Keep many auto mechanics and
parts Distributors are understandably upset that we won't need those regular
oil changes or spark plug replac ments anymore so all that's left for this
episode given that electric vehicles are amazing right lus is the gotcha shiny
new tech or at least old but recently improved Tech is expensive and lithium
ion battery production and recycling still has a ways to go before we can
really call that eco-friendly either with a straight face but I hope that
most of you watching can Embrace at least the idea of continuous
improvements on electric vehicles leading to a better tomorrow unless
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