What does the future of driving look like? Will we continue to use gas powered cars or will we switch over to zero emission motor vehicles? Well, I believe there is no question that over the next 5 - 10 years we will see a much larger amount of electric and carbon powered cars. Their are many reasons for this but the one I believe is the most important is the environmental benefits due to this change. As time goes on, global warming becomes a greater threat to us. With social media, many people are finally becoming aware of the dangerous effects CO2 emissions are having on our world. With this in mind, what type of car is safer for the environment, electric vehicles or hydrogen fuel cell vehicles? Well, a lot of scientist debate that hydrogen fuel cell vehicles are safer. The thing is, this type of vehicle is in its infancy in terms of development and are considered to complicated for mass adoption. When you understand this you realize that electric vehicles are going to be adopted first by the public but will have hydrogen fuel cell vehicles right behind them maybe after about 10 years. What do you guys think? Have you heard of either of these types of vehicles? Any thoughts on them?
https://www.theweek.co.uk/electric-cars/101196/hydrogen-fuel-cell-vs-battery-electric-cars-which-are-better#:~:text=Hydrogen%20fuel%20cell%20vehicles%20tend,at%20the%20best%20of%20times.
I would agree. Tesla has been leading the charge over this past decade for electric cars. In response to that, other big name car manufacturers have joined in on the electric car market as well. One thing that will be interesting to watch is how gas/oil prices react to the expansion of this market, and therefore the decrease in traditional car markets.
ReplyDeleteI think that the continued support of electric vehicles also pairs quite perfectly with the idea of Transportation As A Service and autonomous vehicles. For me, the largest negative aspect with the vehicles is the battery being quite expensive and having a set lifespan before they end up in a landfill. Traditional automotive companies and big oil will try everything they can to stick around for as long as they can before they start to really adopt to the changes.
ReplyDeleteWhilst I agree with the importance of switching to electric, I think the problem with converting to fully electric vehicles is the current lack of charging stations for the masses. Tesla owners are currently finding themselves in hour(s) long queries just to charge their car. Having spent tens of thousands of dollars on a beautiful new car, they now have to spend even more-so valuable time to charge it rather than filling it up it 5 minutes.
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