Wednesday, September 21, 2011

Electric Cars - Are They The Wave Of The Future?

By Brenda J. Starks


Most people know nothing about electric cars, and it is still not easy to know how common they will ever become. Merely a little bit ago electric cars were nowhere near being a real form of transportation. Advantages to developing wholly electric cars are numerous. Electric cars are already produced and tested by a variety of manufacturers and consumers are eagerly planning on trying them out. The future will probably have electric cars, but might it be in only a few peoples garages or in everybody's. And with this volvo rims mother earth will be happy.

Electric cars are necessary if we hope to protect our environment as they are safe to operate and never pollute the air. Smog would become a thing of days gone by if electric cars were driven by everyone. We might keep the air completely clean for future generations. Following decades of dirty air, would people be aware of what to do with living in clean air? Clean air is important for life and electric cars will help in this respect. Electric cars are much cheaper compared to fuel-powered ones. Studies have shown how much less expensive it is to run an electric car than one operated by fuel.

An electric car can easily be operated for the monthly expense of $30. The electric car is becoming a more appealing choice with each increase in fuel costs. Not needing to worry about changing the oil, or obtaining a smog examination, or having a tune up, makes an electric car much cheaper to maintain. If perhaps you are a city dweller, you might be used to hearing people complain about traffic noise. A great benefit of the electric car is that it works very quietly. If perhaps everybody had an electric car, you wouldn't need to worry about someone starting up a car in the middle of the night and waking you up. Envision a block full of traffic but with absolutely no noise. Consider how much better people would sleep if they weren't kept awake by automobile traffic noise.

At the present time, electric cars are only able to travel limited distances before they need to be recharged--and this is a problem. Currently, an electric car has to be charged just after every 100 miles. Although some places have charging stations, an electric car has to charge for three hours before it can be driven again. Thus for the present it isn't the best for taking a lengthier trip. Watching how electric cars evolve will be interesting. Technology is consistently advancing so it only makes sense that it will achieve this in this area as well. As we all are responsible for the condition of our earth, we each need to do our part.

We can all get involved by encouraging the ongoing development of electric cars. A growing number of people are looking for a way to save cash, and also help the environment. Despite the fact that an electrically charged car is not ideal for road trips, it would be very useful for driving locally.




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