Are Electric Cars REALLY Better than Gas Cars?

Internal combustion engine vehicles have served mankind with reliable operation for over 100 years, but battery electric vehicles are better.

From the distinct high pitched growl of a Lamborghini, to the teeth chattering rumble of a hemi v8, gas cars are exciting and iconic.

Electric cars are capable of accelerating more quickly than ICE cars, because they generate instantly available torque, and deliver it to the wheels more efficiently. Many modern EV powertrain designs eliminate the need for a traditional transmission. 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 such as the Rimac Concept Two which claims a 1,914 HP electric motor and is capable of accelerating from 0-60 in 1.85 seconds, beating Elon Musk’s Tesla Roadster, with it’s acceleration from 0- 60 in 1.9 seconds.

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 see for luxury sports cars like the Porsche 911 carrera, not a best selling passenger sedan.

Electric cars are really better for the environment, even in a state like Michigan, where 64% of energy comes from fossil fuels, operating an EV still carries a lower carbon impact than an equivalent ICE car.

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.

Leading EV manufacturer Tesla motors is in the process of reducing their factory emissions, and has enacted an Operations Energy Efficiency Program with “a goal of operating global Tesla manufacturing, vehicle charging, and other operations using 100% renewable energy.”
Another important distinction between battery powered EV’s and combustion cars, 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. Tesla’s battery packs typically outlast the use of the car, lasting for around 200,000 miles. But looking towards the future, improved battery technology such as the highly anticipated million mile battery, could squeeze up to 5 times more use out of each car, and dramatically reduce the lifetime carbon footprint of the vehicle.

Electric cars are safer.
Despite what you may have heard to the contrary, electric vehicles are safer than gas powered cars, and even though the media loves to show videos of Tesla Model S’s engulfed in flames, the truth is the probability of electric vehicles catching on fire is lower than cars with internal combustion engines, and according to researchers only one fire occurs for every 100 million properly used Lithium ion batteries on the market.

The novelty of high voltage vehicles seems to make some people forget that the C in I.C.E. stands for combustion, and ICE cars are powered by a large reservoir of highly combustible liquid fuel.

Electric cars have another huge benefit 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.

Electric vehicles are really cheaper in the war of gas vs electric. On average, the cost to charge your EV is less than half that of regular gasoline.

Now that’s just driving costs, but taking into consideration maintenance costs, electric vehicles create lower lifetime maintenance requirements because they have fewer moving 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.

Electric cars are incredibly quiet, both on the outside and on the inside thanks to their lack of an engine.

Electric cars require less maintenance. With the simplified and more efficient drivetrains of Electric vehicle’s, there are fewer moving parts and components to be replaced or maintained.

We look forward to the vehicles currently being produced by other electric automakers such as Rivian, Nikola, and traditional manufacturers like BMW, Nissan, Ford, Jaguar, Porsche and more.

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