Electric Cars vs Gas Cars - Which One is Better?
When you take something that people have as much passion for as the automobile, you’re not just looking at a transportation tool to get from point A to point B.
When you step into the drivers seat, your car become an extension of yourself, and in a way, your car is a public expression of your identity.
The industry has experienced countless engineering breakthroughs and created a plethora of undeniable mechanical masterpieces.
From the distinct high pitched growl of a Lamborghini, to the teeth chattering rumble of a hemi v8, these cars are exciting and iconic, Its no wonder there’s such a large community of passionate automotive enthusiasts.
When we have meaningful objects with such personal significance as the car, humans tend to retreat to more emotional thinking and logic falls by the wayside. but facts are facts, and by almost every objective measure, battery electric vehicles are better than internal combustion engine vehicles.
The recent EV revolution has even created some conflict between early adopters of electric car’s and traditionalists born with gasoline flowing through their veins.
In the following video we’re going to tell you exactly why electric vehicles are better than ICE vehicles.
It’s crazy to think that when a 5000 lb Tesla Model S accelerates to 60 MPH in 2.3 seconds, all that horsepower is transmitted through a 1mm "air gap" inside its electric motor with no physical contact.
In combustion powered vehicles, up to 15% of the engine’s power can be lost through mechanical inefficiency as it travels through the drivetrain.
Electric automakers are capitalizing on the high efficiency of electric propulsion, and creating a new generation of hypercars with mind bottling acceleration, such as the Rimac Concept Two which claims a 1,914 HP electric Tesla Roadster, with it’s comparably grandma slow takeoff to 60 in 1.9 seconds.
It’s not just electric supercars that are redefining the driving experience, take for example the sensible Tesla Model 3 that’s capable of going for a grocery run, and racing back home with a 0 to 60 of 3.2 seconds.
These are acceleration figures you’d expect to sedan.
A common misconception you’ll hear from EV naysayers sounds something like, Hey Buddy, you’re charging your electric car with power generated by fossil fuel powered stations, so you’re still creating the same amount of pollution, whether it comes out of your tailpipe, or the 500 foot smoke stack of a coal fired powered station.
While coal is still the most dominant energy source globally, the use of cleaner and more renewable sources are rapidly expanding, and charging electric vehicles is is becoming less carbon intensive every year.
In the US, an estimated 43% of new electricity generation came from renewable sources in 2018, and there are many global initiatives to reach a 100% renewable energy transition in the coming decades.
The state of Washington recently enacted a historic clean energy legislation requiring that 100% of the state’s electricity come from clean sources by 2045, and in the beautiful nation of Costa Rica, renewable energy has has supplied nearly 100% of the electrical energy output since 2016.
According to the 2019 Impact report from Tesla the average lifecycle emissions from a Tesla Model 3 are less than half those of a equivalent mid sized ICE car, and if you install a solar power system on your home, and charge your EV with that, your carbon footprint can be reduced to almost nothing.
We’re not just talking about emissions from driving though, even when taking into consideration the entire EV lifecycle: from raw materials, to production, usage, and disposal electric cars still have a lower environmental impact.
Is that lithium ion batteries are recyclable at the end of their lifecycle, while once fossil fuels are burned their harmful emissions are released into the atmosphere for good.
The novelty of high voltage vehicles seems to make some people forget that the C in I.C.E.
Electric car pros when it comes to safety: they have no bulky engine under the hood.
This means that there’s a larger potential crumple zone and in case of a crash the force of the impact will be distributed across the entire structure of the car and away from the occupants.
Besides these lifesaving design elements, electric car manufacturers such as Tesla are pioneering new active safety features, including intelligent autopilot, lane assist functions, proximity sensors and collision avoidance sensors that help mitigate the fallibility of human operation and provide a buffer against driver error.
EV’s won’t just save your life, they can save your bank account too.
The United states office of energy efficiency and renewable energy has an online tool called eGallon, that compares the cost of fueling a vehicle with electricity, compared to a similar vehicle that runs on gasoline.
The price is calculated using the most recently available state electricity and gas prices, and on average, they find the average cost of the eGallon, is less than half that of regular gasoline.
Now that’s just driving costs, but taking into consideration maintenance costs, electric parts and a more efficient design.
Because of this, EV’s are immune to the top 10 most common car repairs such as replacing an oxygen sensor, replacing an ignition coil, or replacing a catalytic converter.
As a matter of fact an EV drivetrain has only about 20 moving parts, compared to over 2000 for comparable combustion cars. Many local governments also offer enticing tax credits and incentives for EV buyers that further reduce costs.
So you miss the rumble of your V8? Well I prefer to accelerate in half the time, with double the efficiency, and do it all without waking up my neighbors.
Noise pollution is actually a big deal, even though some people are still sentimental about the loud rumble of a V8, it's better for humanity to have silent transportation.
If you’re anything like me and enjoy listening to podcasts and audiobooks on the road, it's a massive benefit to have a quiet cabin that becomes your very own classroom.
Also With the rise of delivery, the pervasive pulse of massive idling diesel trucks has become a common soundtrack in every neighborhood across the world, and it will be great to have these replaced with fleets of silent electric trucks.
As the saying goes: less is more, or less, maintenance that is.
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