compared to regular car prices. Second, there are currently not
enough charging stations available. Finally, batteries in
electric car need to be improved in order to provide longer
driving distance. Smith et al. (2011) reported that, “Though
electric cars are being promoted as part of a sustainable
solution, they still need fuel, and significant CO2 reduction
would require electricity to be generated from non-fossil
sources, or with CCS. We will also need reinforcement and
reconfiguration of the electricity distribution grids, if electric
vehicles are to provide anything like the same mobility as the
current car fleet” (p.33). Electric cars will be more purchasable
in the future if we support the improvement of car technology.
These can be done in several ways such as governmentprovided funding for more research, reduction of certain taxes
for electric car owners, and increasing the availability of
charging stations.
Having a healthy environment is very important to us. As
we can see throughout the news worldwide, we are
experiencing extreme climate change that is thought to
contribute to heat waves, droughts, wildfires, snowstorms,
and flooding. If we keep ignoring environmental issues, it
will get worse and will be hard to reverse the damage. Air