subject: Why Electric Cars Are Better Than Gas Powered Cars [print this page] At the dawn of the automobile age, the gasoline powered car and the electric car were side by side in the commercial market. The internal combustion gasoline powered car then zoomed ahead of the electric car but now, because of the increased environmental awareness, the electric car is now in the limelight.
The difference between the two vehicle designs is the source of the power for their motion. In gasoline-powered cars, the gasoline fuel is used to generate power through controlled explosions in the car engine to move the car. On the other hand, electric cars use electrical power stored in batteries within the vehicle to power the electric motor to move the car.
In knowing all these, there are a few reasons why the electric car is better than the gasoline-powered car. Take heed of these and make your decision to do the switch.
a)The Cost of Fuel. The past few years has shown a steady increase in the fuel prices at the gas pump per gallon. And the steady increase shows no sign of let-up. In switching to electric cars, you are spared of the burden of paying very high gasoline pump prices in the long run.
b)The Cost of Maintenance. In maintaining an internal combustion gasoline powered engine, there are many things that need to be properly maintained to keep the car running smoothly. These include radiators, sparkplugs, air cleaners, oil gaskets among others. On the other hand, an electric car's maintenance would be limited to the battery, the wheels and the motor itself. In computing between the two, the electric car's maintenance cost would be lower compared to the gasoline-powered car.
c)The Cost of Insurance. Everyone is burdened with the high cost of premiums of auto insurance nowadays. And this is for gasoline-powered cars currently being used in the roads today. On the other hand, electric cars are very new on the road, combined with the limited range and high safety technologies, actually merits a lower cost of premiums for insurers. The electric car, when on the road, lessens or removes much of the risk that insurance covers in gasoline powered cars.
Electric cars, at the current time, have gained ground against the gasoline-powered cars. There are many reasons why this distance between these two car designs is narrowing quickly. The ever increasing cost of fuel, the increasing cost of maintenance and the increasing cost of insurance have started to uplift the electric car as the better and viable alternative mode of transportation nowadays. As the technology advances, this gap between them would surely be gone in no time and have the gasoline powered car eat the dust of the electric car in the very near future.
