Imagine our world never having gasoline-powered
vehicles to rip up the streets with. This isn’t just a case of future technology turning into a
fad. Here are some facts about a really cool subsection of the car industry.
Electric cars do not run on anything that produces
emissions (Zero) making them the greenest and most eco friendly cars on the
planet.[1]
Figure 1. Tesla
Model S. [Photograph] by Tesla Motors, 2013,
Adapted from http://www.teslamotors.com/models
You
can even take your regular car and fit it with a universal electric car conversion kit. You can swap out your old
transmission and gas tank for completely electric ride and it will only cost
you $5,571.[2]
For the skeptics, and lovers of gadgets for men, who think electric cars have no power,
should check out Tesla Motors and the two high-end performance
models they offer to consumers. Think of a Maserati meeting a Dodge Viper, but
you can plug it into your wall at home.
Even though it is not considered future technology anymore, electric cars have not really
made a splash into the consumer market yet. Could this be because of its still
relatively high cost to produce? Will there ever be, in our lifetime, a chance
for fully electric cars to take over the industry? Nostalgia always has
supporters, so in my opinion we will always have gasoline powered cars, even if
it is to keep the aficionados happy
Do you think the
direction of electric cars is headed straight for us? Would you install an electric car conversion kit?
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