Should Electric Cars Become Mainstream?

Oil pollution is causing cancer and other diseases. According to the text the oil might be damaging the health of those in its path. The text also states three studies show rising amounts of polluting chemicals in lakes and rivers near the oil sands. some cause cancer. According to http://www.dw.com/en/oil-boom-in-canada-health-and-environmental-damage-at-lake-athabasca/av-17437070 There is highly-toxic waste produced during the oil extraction process

Electric cars impose a serious risk on the oil and gas industry. The extent by which this market succeeds reciprocally defines the extent by which the oil and gas industry deteriorates. As with all forms of technology, there comes a point in time where one form of technology no longer appears to be useful in comparison with an applicable alternative. The current inhibitors of electric car adoption are the price of batteries and vehicle performance. With that being said, battery prices dropped over 30% just last year and are expected to continue dropping. Projections estimate that 35% of cars will have a plug by 20401. However, even in the next few years, companies such as Tesla, Chevrolet, and Nissan plan to offer electric cars on the market at an affordable price. The question then becomes: when the oil and gas market will be displaced by the electric market? If both markets produce a vehicle of similar price and quality, then it is reasonable to assume that a customer will choose the option that is more eco-friendly. The moral issue still remains: should the vehicles of tomorrow be fueled by gasoline or are viable options readily available and acceptable?

Likewise, when comparing the costs of commuting and running routine errands in a battery-powered car versus an old-fashioned gas guzzling SUV or sedan, the EV can seem like an especially savvy move for the household budget.” The point brought by this quote is merely this, gas cars have one major flaw which is its dependence on the fossil fuels. Well as these fuels get more and more rare, the cost to operate these vheicles will go up and up. According to Brad Tuttle of Time.com “The average passenger cars gas mileage is 36.5 mpg…”

“Automobiles have a large impact on the quality of our environment and public health. Automobile use affects virtually every aspect of environmental quality - including noise levels, air quality, water pollution, and urban sprawl. Ninety percent of the environmental impact of automobiles occurs through the operation of the cars: about 10 percent from the production, raw materials and disposal of

Due to the amount of oil that America uses, there will be harmful environmental effects that will change conditions for generations to come. Burning oil at power plants produces nitrogen oxides,

Oil is threatening our eco system due to large oil spills, causing mayhem in the ocean and polluting the habitat of sea creatures like turtles, sea otters, seals, sea lions, whales, salmon, plankton and various other types of large and small ocean animals. Oil collection is also very

The world produces around 85 million barrels of oil each day. About a quarter of that percentage goes to the United States of America, which is used up mostly by means of transportations. Most people get around from place to place using a car, a car that is powered by fuel. Everywhere one goes driving, they will eventually run into a gas station but not a charging station for electric cars. Regular cars, burn off fuel that produce emissions (carbon, nitrogen, sulfur) that pollute and harm the environment. Although, there are some positives about switching there are also some problems that could appear but could be fixed. Electric cars have the potential to reduce the amount of pollution in the environment, boost the national economy and help

As Michael Horn (2010), aerospace scientist, discusses in his article “Roadmap to the electric car economy” in The Futurist the problems that gasoline imposes along with its inefficiencies, and that America and its consumers used about137.8 billion gallons of gasoline just in the year 2008. At an average cost of $3.55 per gallon that cost Americans half a trillion dollars, half of which would be eliminated by the adopted use of the electric car. Though this potential savings raises eyebrows, is it enough to incur the potential costs of the electric car movement?

Cheaper to run. In United States of America, an owner of conventional petrol car will buy nearly 6,000 gallons of gasoline and waste about $18,000 for this fuel for 15-year lifetime of this petrol car; whereas, electric car is able to save about $13,000 for the same year lifetime (Anair and Mahmassani, 2012, 17) (Figure 2). This big difference can easily be explained by the fact that electric car needs an electricity to charge the battery, which is much cheaper than gasoline. Consequently, electric cars will not contribute to the depletion of fossil fuels as conventional petrol

The Money Living association explains that, “With gas stations and auto repair shops around every corner, owning a gas car is both convenient and easy” (“The Benefits Of Gas Vs. Electric Cars” Par. 2). This means that regular gasoline powered cars are more convenient. There are gas stations everywhere for when a car needs to get “charged up” again. Instead of waiting a few hours, a car could have a full tank in less than 5 mins. Whenever a car needs fixing there are many body shops around or mechanic shops to get a car fixed. What this argument does not take into account is that electric vehicles are better than gasoline powered cars. Electric cars are safer than gas cars. They are helpful and friendly to the environment. Electric cars don’t pollute the earth. Electric cars are more efficient than gas cars. These electric cars are less problematic, when it comes to replacing or fixing something under the hood. Unlike gas cars there is oil and electric cars don’t have any oil. Which is a good thing, to be cleaner. Electric cars don’t burn any gas which makes the car more

Oil is probably the source of pollution that kills the most marine life. The creatures most affected by oil are animals like sea otters and seabirds that are found on the sea surface. According to “Water Pollution an Introduction,” an oil spill can kill up to 2,800 sea otters and 250,000 birds. According to a different source, called “Water Pollution,” oil spills are only accountable for 12% of the oil spilled in the ocean throughout the year. This means that oil is still getting into the ocean without it being spilled. The DeepWater Horizon oil spill was one of the most serious oil spills that killed tons of people including 8,332 species of wildlife. Oil is the most harmful pollutant because it can get to the ocean very easily because of runoff. According to “Water Pollution,” the DeepWater Horizon spill killed over 1,200 species of fish, 200 birds, 1,400 mollusks, 1,500 crustaceans, 4 sea turtles, and 29 marine mammals. In 1980, 600 tons of oil spilled in a strait separating Norway from Denmark ultimately killed 30,000 birds. If all oil was removed from the ocean, it would be a much better place for the wildlife and people around the

The fact that so much oil is being taken out of the ground is causing problems because the more that is being taken out the higher the prices will be. According to the Toronto Star “We’re going to have a massive crisis as the cheap petroleum runs out” (Zerbisias3). As the prices increase the more conflicts will arise between countries. All of the oil being exported is majorly used for the transportation and production of energy in other countries. All of hydrocarbon molecules that make up crude oil and petroleum products are highly toxic to many organisms, including humans. The Maclean’s journal states that “ If everyone in North America started driving hybrid cars tomorrow, it would contribute just a fraction of the overall reduction needed to cut global emissions 50 per cent by 2050” (Colin2). If everyone around the world would drive hybrid cars it would make a big difference in the world. All of the toxins being released by the crude oil are of the main reasons why global warming is getting worst and worst as time goes by.

In the United States, more than 50 percent of oil used is imported from other countries, and is shipped over by large tanker ships (Energy Quest 2012). Petroleum is made into various products such as gasoline/ diesel fuel, home heating oil, fertilizers, and plastic products (Energy Quest 2012). 74 percent of our oil is used for transportation including, trucks, buses, cars, and planes (Energy Quest 2012). Drilling of the oil is a costly process and has severe effects to the environment. Drilling on land requires a lot of space, disturbing the natural animal habitats, while drilling at sea impacts surrounding marine life (ELI 2015). Petroleum is toxic and not biodegradable, so when oil spills at sea, oil slick spreads rapidly over the water killing vast numbers of marine plants and animals (ELI 2015). Refineries emit toxins into the air and water supply as petroleum is processed to a usable oil, as it is used, petroleum products are emitted into the air contributing to global warming (ELI 2015). Additionally, other by-products have been linked to respiratory illness as well as heart disease in humans (ELI 2015).

There are lots of pollution problem around the world, we have urban air pollution, contaminated water source, industrial mining but the worst of them all, pollution caused by petroleum. Petroleum or fossil fuel is our main energy source in today’s world, but it has caused pollution in variety of ways. It caused environmental pollution, the hydrocarbon molecules in petroleum is toxic to many living things including humans, it also has sulfur and nitrogen compounds which can cause chemical reactions with our environment and produce poisonous chemicals. It can also pollute our environment through adequately frequent oil spills. In 1 of the largest oil spills ever in history, the Sea Island Installations, Persian Gulf oil spill in Kuwait 1991 has caused 240,000,000 gallons of oil being lost and the mass is equivalent to 816,000 tons. These oil spills cause

For the past 200 years, the electric car has steadily gained popularity as an alternative to gas-powered cars. Electric cars are vehicles that use electricity to be powered and create zero tailpipe emissions. Electric cars have recently become a controversial topic ever since the Energy Policy and Conservation Act of 1975 was enacted.