Our planet is facing numerous threats, the biggest one being global warming, which is the result of excess CO2 in the environment. Cars produce substantial amounts of the gas, and with the stupendous number of internal combustion engine (ICE) based cars, those running on gasoline, present in the world, the production of harmful CO2 being reduced is unlikely. An alternative to ICE-based cars is electric car, which has been in existence, surprisingly, since the early 1900s.
First and foremost, electric cars run on batteries, which do not require CO2 emitting fuels, thereby proving to be the cleaner than the traditional vehicle. The cost of running electric cars is coming down every year and the speed & power are still comparable to the latest models of the ICE-based cars. The present-day electric cars run on Li-ion batteries, which can be charged from household power supplies. It takes 20 hours to completely charge the battery of electric cars in countries with 110W power supply and 8 hours in those with 220W supply.
Already, electric cars are suitable to travel distances less than 40 miles, which can’t really be considered short, and with new researches being carried out regarding long distance travel in these cars, we would be able to completely replace the gasoline-guzzling ICE-based cars with its cheaper and cleaner cousin.
