Using what you know about Tiny houses read this article and think?
1) What do we need to rethink when it comes to vehicles?
2) What are they doing in other parts of the world?
3)What does buying EVs do for the economy and the environment?
4) When you are able to buy your first car what will it be and why?
http://www.cbc.ca/news/business/hybrid-cars-april-auto-sales-1.3557316
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ReplyDeleteI strongly agree that an alternative to gas fueled vehicles must be found and I'm grateful that we've found a solution. Reducing emissions in anyway possible is so important to be sure that the Earth can remain a sustainable environment. Unfortunately the pressure to find a quick solution has once again caused humans to overlook certain negative effects of the new environmentally friendly electric cars. These cars have lithium-ion batteries which allow them to be rechargeable, but the issue with lithium is that it is more expensive and polluting to recycle than it is to mine it. The mining deposits for lithium are located in Bolivia, China and Afghanistan. As the need for lithium grows popular in the US and Europe, the mined countries listed above will be directly effected by increases in exports, but having worse impacts on their environments. Not only that, lithium itself is very poisonous and potential exposure can cause very negative impacts on human health. As well, EVs that depend on coal are very popular in some of the most populous states in the US such as Texas and Ohio. These vehicles are said to be 17% to 27% worse for the environment than diesel or gas engines. I am not sure if I want to encourage the electric car market until they have found better methods of disposing or recycling their vehicles without causing just as much of an impact on the environment than we already are.
Sources: http://www.digitaltrends.com/cars/hold-smugness-tesla-might-just-worse-environment-know/
http://sustainablog.org/2015/07/battery-recycling-how-well-keep-electric-vehicle-batteries-out-of-landfills/
I agree with your opinion about the batteries. I also think that they are not the most effective battery we could use, but I also still appreciate the idea of an electric car.I also think that we have to be cautious of where the electricity comes from. If we are charging our electric cars with electricity from fossil fuels, its is almost pointless. If we can find a way to ensure that the electricity is coming from a renewable resource, than that would greatly benefit the situation.
DeleteI agree that they are not the most efficient batteries that we could be using but I too admire re-creation of the electric car. However, we must be aware of where this energy is coming from as it could still be harmful. In order for cars to be 'renewable' the energy resource must be renewable.
DeleteI agree that the use of lithium batteries is not the most environmentally friendly battery. However other ions do not recharge anywhere near as well because of the tendency of electrons within a lithium ion. I believe that if the best type of battery was not put into these electric cars, not as many people would buy them and the atmosphere would full of our fossil fuel emissions. The industry does need to find a more "green"method of making these "green" cars, that is for sure.
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DeleteI agree that that lithium batteries are not environmentally friendly, but like Lindsay said ions do not charge well anywhere else due to the tendency. I also agree that electric cars would not be as successful if different batteries were used because of the fossil fuels emitted. There is no permanent solution to both of these issues but I'm sure ideas are being pondered about how to make these green cars greener.
DeleteIn my opinion, i would think that the amount of carbon dioxide produced from standard cars are so much worse than the lithium batteries. I know that mining lithium can be really bad for the environment, but i would think that all of the CO2 and the battery itself of the standard cars would be so much worse than any pollutants created by the EV. Personally, I think having EV in Ontario is really great because about 80% of our electricity is from clean resources if i remember correctly.
ReplyDeleteI agree, clean resources are the way to go. At least they are thinking about alternative ways to cut back on CO2 and such. We need to get around somehow
DeleteI agree with Mahshad, the amount of CO2 produced from a regular car seems to me as worse than the lithium batteries. Deciding between an electric car vs. a standard car you are basically picking your poison, between gas or electricity. However, most charging stations are clean energy and as Mahshad stated, 80% of our electricity is from clean resources. I think that these cars are an amazing advancement towards a better society and the next step would be to fix the battery problem.
ReplyDeleteI agree, and finding other forms of batteries would lead to advancements in all sorts of other electronics. Gasoline engines may soon be a thing of the past.
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