I think electric vehicles are the future of the automobile industry, even though they share only a small part of the total automobile market now. Despite being in a developing state today, they are more reliable, ecological, and flexible compared to the internal compulsion engines (ICEs), which use gasoline and similar products. However, many issues prevent them from conquering the automobile market: they require frequent recharge and consume a lot of electricity. While people often prefer gasoline cars over electric ones, I believe the future is on the side of EVs, as their advantages are vivid, and the disadvantages will be overcome with technical progress.
Recent studies show that the popularity and robustness of EVs have risen, and this tendency is continuing. Electric vehicles are safer, more flexible, and easier to drive, in addition to their higher ecological value (Un-Noor et al. 1225–27). Public charging facilities are an important part of the EV industry, as they need to be recharged regularly. The power of charging stations and batteries’ capacity is constantly increasing, and the refueling frequency was close to the ordinary internal compulsion engine in 2018 (Gnann et al. 326).
It means that the worktime of EV batteries and gasoline cars’ engines became similar, and ICEs lost their advantage. While before, the capacity of the electric battery was expected to be quite low, the situation is changing as more advanced batteries are developing (Un-Noor et al. 1239–40). Thus, electric vehicle issues are continuously solving, and future electric cars may be even more productive than gasoline ones.
The main current problem, however, is the large price of EVs and their service compared to ICE. It is much easier to simply pour the fuel into the car than create an electric battery that can be recharged. Electric vehicles were popular at the beginning of the automobile industry despite being slow and expensive, similar to all cars in those times (Un-Noor et al. 1218). The quickly developing internal compulsion engines replaced them due to the low fuel prices and larger velocities. Despite today’s EVs conquering the market again, they are quite heavy for the power infrastructure and require smart recharge stations, which do not load the system much (Un-Noor et al. 1268–69). Social acceptance of buying EVs depends highly on the recharge stations’ availability, and while some countries provide privileges for electric car purchasing, people still accept gasoline cars better (Gnann et al. 315; Un-Noor et al. 1276). Still, as one can see, this situation will change as EVs become more and more developed.
As I would need a car for traveling in urbanized and semi-urbanized areas, I would buy an EV. There are enough charging stations in cities, and if I need to travel for a long distance, which will probably be rare, I can use additional batteries. The advantages of electric cars, along with their ecological clearness, are their robustness, safety, and high flexibility. In my opinion, as EV technologies will continue to improve, electric cars will become much better than today. Therefore, buying such a car is also an investment in the future.
One can see that EVs are a robust and useful tool. Despite having issues, such as high prices, overreliance on charging stations, and large loads on power infrastructure, those problems are solving actively. Batteries’ power and capacity are constantly rising as technical progress continues, and smart charging stations enable them to recharge quickly and without a high-power load. I would certainly buy an EV, as I believe it is the best choice for city travel, and their technologies will be developing actively. Despite being unreliable for traveling long distances, the situation is constantly improving, and the future of EVs is certainly bright.
Works Cited
Gnann, Till, et al. “Fast Charging Infrastructure for Electric Vehicles: Today’s Situation and Future Needs.” Transportation Research Part D: Transport and Environment, vol. 62, 2018, pp. 314–29. Web.
Un-Noor, Fuad, et al. “A Comprehensive Study of Key Electric Vehicle (EV) Components, Technologies, Challenges, Impacts, and Future Direction of Development.” Energies, vol. 10, no. 8. 2017, p. 1217. Web.