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This article is not reliable in my opinion because it plays both sides of the argument listing the advantages and disadvantages of electric vehicles. But mainly why I think this article is not reliable is it doesn't pass the currency part of my C.R.A.P test the fact that it was written in 2019 which to me seems too old because electric vehicles are a relatively new concept and a lot has changed in the world of electric vehicles since this article was written.

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Transforming the way we travel is an essential part of tackling the climate crisis. The transport sector contributes about 20% of global carbon emissions. In the UK the figure is 33%, and the country has made virtually no progress in reducing emissions from transport. In many countries, they're actually increasing.

Electric vehicles are often hailed as the solution to this quandary, but some question their environmental credentials. With much of the world's electricity still produced from fossil fuels, the criticism goes that EVs may actually be responsible for more carbon emissions over their lifetime than combustion engine vehicles.

As German economics professor Hans-Werner Sinn put it in a recent controversial article, all we are doing is transferring carbon emissions "from the exhaust pipe to the power plant".

The assumptions underlying these claims are questionable. But even if true, this line of argument misses a key point. The car we choose to buy today directly influences the future of our energy system. Choose a combustion-powered vehicle and we lock in ongoing fossil fuel use. Choose an electric vehicle and we support the switch to a zero carbon society.

Due in large part to the high carbon-cost of EV batteries, the manufacturing process for an electric vehicle causes more carbon emissions than for a combustion engine vehicle. This means that the source of electricity used during the life of an EV is critical in determining how eco-friendly they are.

While two thirds of the world's electricity is generated from fossil fuels, this proportion is decreasing rapidly. At least four countries are already at or close to being powered entirely by renewable electricity: Iceland, Paraguay, Costa Rica and Norway. Brazil is one of the ten largest economies in the world and they are at 75% renewable electricity. In the UK, the proportion of electricity provided by fossil fuels has halved over the last decade and is currently about 40%.

As the transition towards renewable electricity progresses, so too will the carbon footprint of EVs keep decreasing in step. This means that the superiority in carbon cost that electric vehicles already have over combustion vehicles, even if narrow now, will widen in the years to come.

Influencing the future

The electricity transition is only half the story. The production and purchase of new combustion vehicles locks in dependence on fossil fuel use for the life of that vehicle - just short of 14 years on average in the UK.

Retrofitting combustion engines to use hydrogen or biofuel is an option in theory, but its an expensive one which is probably more applicable to heavy vehicles than cars. Mass use of hydrogen would also require an entirely new and complex distribution system for a gas that is hard to make and store efficiently. Biofuel could use existing infrastructure, but would require vast swathes of agricultural land to satisfy demand.

If the number of fossil-fuel powered cars on the road stays high, it will be difficult to make serious headway in reducing transport emissions. In contrast, switching to EVs transfers energy demand from the transport sector to the electricity sector, allowing countries to more readily tackle the carbon cost of travel.

Progress in doing so is of course dependent on the speed at which industry and government decarbonise their energy supply. But the technology already exists to shed the grid's reliance on fossil fuels, and many countries have committed to do so by 2050 or sooner. The distribution grid also already exists - we just need to install charging stations.

And in choosing where they source their electricity from, consumers are able to exert much greater influence on the energy transition than the present transport system that locks them into high-carbon lifestyles. Given that renewable electricity tariffs are already among the cheapest available, this could be a particularly potent force for decarbonisation.

Grid burden

The scale of the transition from combustion to electricity-powered transport is huge. Average household electricity demand could double once EV charging is included, and this will place extra strain on both the grid and energy bills.

But this burden can be cushioned by careful use of technology. For example, cars can be charged overnight when there is surplus capacity, and there are already special energy tariffs to encourage this. Spare electricity from car batteries could also be redirected to the grid when demand is at its peak, making EVs "virtual power plants" that can offset increases in household energy bills.

Of course, producing any large industrial product results in some negative environmental impacts. The mining of lithium for EV batteries is polluting and depletes water supplies, in turn harming wildlife and compromising local livelihoods. Ultimately, the best way to reduce the carbon and pollution costs of transport is to make and use less cars, which means that expanding car sharing and improving public transport are essential.

But for those cars that we do use, EVs are the least bad option. The switch to electric vehicles needs to be seen as part of a broader shift in the way society is organised to tackle the climate crisis. That requires consumers, industry, and government to all play their part in creating a carbon-free future.
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Electric cars might not yet be green, but we should buy them anyway

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Transforming the way we travel is an essential part of tackling the climate crisis. The transport sector contributes about 20% of global carbon emissions. In the UK the figure is 33%, and the country has made virtually no progress in reducing emissions from transport. In many countries, they're actually increasing.

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This article talks about the actual process of mining the minerals needed for just 1 electric vehicle as well as talking about how the cold severely limits the range and performance of electric vehicles. Something that stood out to me in this article was that "a typical 1,000 pound EV battery, for instance, entails the mining and processing of 500,000 pounds of earth. Renewables require monstrous amounts of new mining". This is a very real thing and is terrible for the environment that people think electric vehicles are saving.

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The CEO of Toyota was skewered recently when he expressed serious criticism about the auto industry's headlong rush into electric vehicles (EVs) by saying, "We shouldn't limit ourselves to just one option." This segment of What's Ahead explains why he's right.

Contrary to vociferous assertions, EVs are no friends of the environment. A typical 1,000-pound EV battery, for instance, entails the mining and processing of 500,000 pounds of earth. Renewables require monstrous amounts of new mining.

Cold weather severely curtails or even eliminates EV battery performance. The increased electricity to charge all these vehicles will seriously stress an already shaky electrical grid. Moreover, an inconvenient truth is that most people don't want EVs.

Electric vehicles are part of the future, but they are manifestly not the future.

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The Expensive And Harmful Truth About Electric Vehicles

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The CEO of Toyota was skewered recently when he expressed serious criticism about the auto industry's headlong rush into electric vehicles (EVs) by saying, "We shouldn't limit ourselves to just one option." This segment of What's Ahead explains why he's right. Contrary to vociferous assertions, EVs are no friends of the environment.

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this article talks about how the switch to electric cars keeps us dependent on cars and not focused on new better forms of climate friendly transportation. It also states that it would be unsustainable to switch to electric cars because of the waste that would be produced to millions of gas and diesel powered vehicles that would sit and rot. mines would need built to harvest the lithium used for the batteries which means more pollution from mining equipment and higher cost.

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Modern society has touted electric cars as a sustainable innovation and the future of transportation. However, this is too good to be true, as the push for electric cars only prolongs the issue of car dependency and does not move the needle in terms of mitigating climate change. Millions of Americans own gasoline cars, so expecting them to stop driving the cars they already own to buy another one is costly and unsustainable. Additionally, the batteries found in electric cars pose serious safety risks of their own, casting doubt on their practicality.

Before I continue any further, I want to emphasize that in no way am I praising gasoline cars. Many are aware of the harm they have caused to the environment, and the sale of gasoline in the United States funds the very highways that have dismembered many of our great cities.

Strictly looking at the electric cars themselves, they will produce extreme amounts of waste to our landfills. According to a 2020 publication by Greenpeace, over 12 million tons of lithium-ion batteries from electric vehicles are expected to be discarded, and over 10 million tons of metals will be mined to replace them. The metals which go into electric cars are finite, so stripping mines bare just to place them in cars will not be wise.

Sure, it is possible to recycle batteries, but out of all the batteries discarded, I would put my money on the majority of them simply being tossed.

Also, before these lithium-ion car batteries even make it into the landfill, they pose a safety risk, as they are prone to catching fire.

As mentioned before, focusing on switching to electric cars will not make a significant difference in improving the quality of life in the United States. Our zoning laws are not designed around people, they are designed around cars, so in many places in the United States, there is no real way to get around without a car. Of course, tearing up all the freeways and installing streetcars is not likely to happen, so a simple solution might be for localities to invest in more bus routes. Those with an immense love for electric vehicles can even receive a bit of a compromise, as cities such as Minneapolis have already begun implementing electric buses.

Although existing automotive infrastructure is not conducive to human-scale development, buses are a great way to use what already exists while making it less necessary to own a car.

As with nearly any other environmental cause, the burden does not fall squarely on the consumer to take direct action, but there is still plenty we can do. Local officials have the power to shape transportation infrastructure, so let them know what you would like to see from them. If quality public transportation is inaccessible to you, consider carpooling with neighbors, coworkers or friends.

By no means is this a call to shame those who own electric cars. Sustainable transportation is an incredibly nuanced concept and there are multiple ways to approach it. In some cases, choosing an electric car over a gasoline-powered one might actually be the right choice. Electric cars just aren't an umbrella solution for the pollution caused by gasoline cars.

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Electric cars are not the future - The Hofstra Chronicle

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Photo courtesy of CHUTTERSNAP via Unsplash Modern society has touted electric cars as a sustainable innovation and the future of transportation.

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This article talks about the many challenges the automobile industry faces to meet president Biden's goal of half of all new cars sold by 2050 will be fully electric vehicles. It talks about how the combustion engine still has room for improvement and is nowhere close to being as efficient and reliable as it could be. It also talks about how many car companies are backed by the oil and gas industry which is obviously not happy that they are switching to electric vehicle research and production causing a lack of funding that is needed for the next steps in the science and research of electric vehicle production.

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In response to government policies, automakers are committing many tens of billions of dollars over the next 10 years to EV development. Targets may be motivating. But no matter how much money is spent, shifting such a vast industrial and consumer ecosystem that is so basic to the economy faces big challenges, with the result that the share of new car sales that are EVS by 2030 will more likely be about 25 percent. The challenges still have to be met.

It was in 2008 that an initial glimmer of what is now Biden's vision appeared with the arrival on the road of the first commercial electric car of modern times - the Tesla Roadster. At the time, the all-electric Roadster looked like a novelty. Moreover, its appearance was somewhat accidental. Five years earlier, a young electric vehicle enthusiast, J.B. Straubel, had lunch at a fish restaurant in Los Angeles with Elon Musk, trying to convince him about the potential of an electric plane. When Musk showed no interest, Straubel switched to an electric car. It was an idea originally championed by Thomas Edison more than a century ago, but which had failed in the face of the Model T. But in 2008, Musk jumped at the idea. Some years later, Musk said that without that lunch, "Tesla wouldn't exist, basically."

The Roadster, starting at over $100,000, was not exactly a mass market car. But there soon were other early entrants. Nissan, where engineers had been working on an electric car for more than two decades, introduced the Nissan Leaf in 2010, the same year that General Motors came out with the Chevy Volt. GM followed up in 2016 with the Bolt, a major project accomplished in double-time under the then-head of development and now-CEO Mary Barra.

Now let us fast forward just a few years. Today, automakers around the world are racing to catch up with Tesla and bring out a full slate of electric vehicles. General Motors has set the goal of going all-electric by 2035. Mercedes just leapfrogged with a goal of being all-electric for light vehicles by 2030. "The EV shift is picking up speed. ... The tipping point is getting closer," Mercedes CEO Ola Källenius said last month. "This step marks a profound reallocation of capital."

The No. 1 factor speeding the shift to EVs is governments putting an increasingly heavy foot on the accelerator. The European Union is proposing tough regulations on carbon dioxide emissions from cars made or sold in Europe that would effectively ban the sale of new cars with internal combustion engines after 2035. California and Massachusetts similarly have announced ambitions to ban new cars with internal combustion engines by 2035. Biden has now upped the ante by pressing automakers for that 50 percent electric goal by 2030. Governments around the world are also fueling consumers' purchases of EVs with generous tax incentives and subsidies, and emission standards are becoming ever more stringent. Just this month, the Biden administration proposed tougher fuel efficiency standards in the U.S. This will drive up the cost of conventional cars with the aim of pushing more new car buyers to switch to electric instead. In Shanghai, China, the city offers free license plates for what Beijing calls "new energy vehicles," while consumers must go through an auction to get a license plate for a car with a traditional engine.

It will take time for EV adoption to have a major impact on emissions as cars stay on the road for a long time - the average in the U.S. is 12 years. But a total EV fleet for light vehicles would have a direct emissions impact. "Light vehicles" are responsible for about 16 percent of human CO2 emissions in the United States (and about 6 percent on a global basis).

But as the shift to EVs speeds up, three big challenges stand out. One is the mining and supply chains to support that shift. Batteries require a lot of minerals, and that means a lot of mining and transporting of materials. According to mining and energy specialist Mark Mills, a thousand-pound electric car battery requires the moving of 500,000 pounds of earth in the course of mining. But battery costs have come down enormously. A step-up in government and private sector research will drive costs down further and improve performance.

Very large and complex new supply chains will be required to replace those that deliver gasoline to motorists. Today, many of these supply chains are dominated by China, with which tensions are obviously rising. China, for instance, currently controls 80 percent of the lithium battery supply chains. To reduce the current high dependence on China, U.S. automakers are building battery factories in the United States - General Motors in partnership with Korea's LG Chem, and Ford in partnership with Korea's SK Innovation. Ford is also making an EV partnership and a half billion-dollar investment in start-up Rivian, which is introducing electric vans for Amazon deliveries and all-terrain EV trucks and SUVs this year. Expect "energy security" - the mantra that has dominated policy for half a century - to give way to "battery security," with government policies backing it up.

But the scale of what is required should not be underestimated. It will be a massive job to build up a supply system that supports the current 600,000 new EVs annually into one capable of supporting Biden's goal of about 9 million annual new car sales by 2030. Just to get to Biden's 2030 goal of 50 percent would require a 15-fold increase in annual production of electric cars over a short eight-year period.

The second challenge is ensuring the infrastructure to support EVs in the post-gasoline era. That means the building of a ubiquitous EV charging infrastructure and the modernization and expansion of the electric grid. The grid also needs to be 100 percent reliable - a requirement that the recent major power disruptions in California and Texas underline. As the futurist Peter Schwartz puts it, the entire electric system becomes part of the electric automobile supply chain.

These requirements are embodied in the new infrastructure bill that the Senate just passed. In championing the bill, the White House emphasizes competition with China - "U.S. market share" of EVs "is only one-third the size of the Chinese market." And this, it adds, "must change." To that end, it puts $73 billion into modernizing and expanding the nation's electric grid and clean energy. It also apportions $7.5 billion "to build out a national network of EV chargers" as part of the administration's goal "to accelerate the adoption of EVs."

A group of House Democrats jumped in this month to propose that the $7.5 billion be increased more than ten-fold - to $85 billion. But the system that currently "charges" cars - gasoline stations - was developed by the private sector without government support. A long-term viable EV charging system needs a business model that is also based on the private sector and is not dependent on the federal government and shifting policies.

The third challenge involves the public - the people who buy automobiles. For most people, their biggest capital expenditure, after their homes, are their cars. It is simply too soon to know how eager people, beyond early adopters, will be to shift away from something they have always known - gasoline-powered cars - to something that is new for them: electric vehicles. And that's true even as battery improvements extend driving range. But confidence will grow as they see EVs on the road and in their neighbors' driveways, as the choice and range of models and features increases, and as automakers step up their commercial drive to push buyers to make the switch.

It's just 18 years since a lunch at a fish restaurant in Los Angeles with Elon Musk launched the idea of electric cars. And now an auto industry that seemed immutable in its business and unlikely to change is - in its second century - tipping into the future. How fast it tips will only become clear in the next few years.

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The Major Problems Blocking America's Electric Car Future

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In response to government policies, automakers are committing many tens of billions of dollars over the next 10 years to EV development. Targets may be motivating. But no matter how much money is spent, shifting such a vast industrial and consumer ecosystem that is so basic to the economy faces big challenges, with the result that the share of new car sales that are EVS by 2030 will more likely be about 25 percent.

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This article talks about the impractically of electric cars like Tesla and Fords such as the time it takes to charge your car. Sometimes you have to wait an hour or two for your electric car to charge while still not having as high of a mile range on a full charge than a gas car does on a 5 min long fuel up for a full tank of gas. Also there is no where near as many charging stations then gas stations limiting where you can go with your electric car.

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It's easy to get the sense that electric vehicles are clearly the way of the future just by walking in the town. As a result of Tesla's rapid share price rise, Elon Musk momentarily became the richest man on Earth, and the firm declared its first profitable year since its inception in 2003.

Charging stations and solar farms are also being installed by municipalities, which are also expanding their fleets of Evs. Ford and GM, as well as direct competitors to Tesla, like Lucid, are committing to phase out gasoline-powered vehicles and solely create electric vehicles from as early as 2035.

Does this mean that the future is going to be all-electric? Possibly not. Fear of carbon emissions and a desire to minimize them are the primary driving forces behind this market push. But is this enough for the switch?

However, there are alternative methods to achieve these objectives, and electric cars aren't as environmentally friendly as they appear at first glance. Let's find out why EVs might not be the future of transportation.

EVs and Environment Concerns

Compared to fossil fuel-powered vehicles, they are cleaner over time. However, just because your car isn't emitting any pollutants doesn't imply that it hasn't had an influence on the environment.

CO2 emissions from automotive manufacturing account for 5% to 10% of a vehicle's lifetime CO2 emissions. And here comes the problem with electric vehicles.

The batteries in electric vehicles put them at the top list affecting the environment. Like all car parts, those batteries will need to be replaced after some time if you want to keep your car on the road.

But we should mention though that Tesla had at least made an effort to either extend the life of its lithium-ion batteries or even recycle them. However, the problem doesn't stop here. Once the car is on the road, it will require some form of power source to keep it moving.

Fossil fuels still provide a reliable means of moving from point A to point B around the world. On the other hand, this is not the case with electric vehicle charging stations that many places around the world still lack.

Lower Range

Electric vehicles may be used in a range of places and conditions. As long as you're careful with your charging, you won't find yourself stuck midway through your daily route.

It's true that many people have trouble keeping an eye on their gas gauge, but the consequences of running out of petrol aren't as serious as an empty battery. It's always possible to reach the nearest gas station, fill a can with gas, and have enough power to bring to your car and continue your trip.

On the other hand, a Tesla with a dead battery is a headache. It requires the use of a tow truck to move it to the nearest station or find some electricity generator to charge it.

Of course, Tesla will do everything it can to alert the driver when it's time to recharge. It will also show nearby charging stations that are still within reach while reducing its speed to preserve more power.

Then there's the issue of range. Some Tesla models have a 400-mile range, and electric competitor Lucid claims to break the 500-mile threshold.

As long as you're not the person with usually long trips, that's perfect for everyday use. For extended road journeys, though, it isn't the best option.

Despite the fact that not everyone needs to travel from New York to Florida in one go, those who do would instead love to spend five minutes filling a tank than spend hours waiting for their battery to charge.

Better Alternatives?

Currently, hydrogen-powered vehicles and plug-in hybrids are the front-runners. However, there are environmental concerns with hydrogen extraction technologies compared to electric, mainly because they use a lot of energy. Maybe this is one of the reasons why we don't have more hydrogen cars.

Additionally, it's the most expensive of the three choices. There is still a long way to go before hydrogen extraction technologies, and hydrogen-powered automobiles become popular.

The advantage of this technology is that you can replenish your tank with real gas (hydrogen) in approximately the same amount of time as it takes to refill your current tank with "gasoline." Plus, our supply won't run out any time soon because it's the most plentiful element in the universe.

Hybrids are also a possibility. A typical hybrid powertrain can be fueled by gasoline and battery power to extend your range. It's an easy-to-understand idea that actually works.

It is still more environmentally friendly than standard vehicles, but not much as all-electric or hydrogen. Fueling takes around five minutes, much like refueling your regular car.

If you're looking for a vehicle that combines the advantages of an electric car with the flexibility of a gas-powered car, plug-in hybrids are an option.

Although electric cars have gone a long way in recent years, many other modes of transportation do not have the same limits. However, they are getting better every year with new technologies, but with these limitations, I see that electric cars might have NO FUTURE!

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This is Why Electric Cars will NOT be the Future!

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It's easy to get the sense that electric vehicles are clearly the way of the future just by walking in the town. As a result of Tesla's rapid share price rise, Elon Musk momentarily became the richest man on Earth, and the firm declared its first profitable year since its inception in 2003.

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This article talks about how batteries are holding back electric vehicles because long lasting batteries are super expensive causing the overall cost of the vehicle to go up or causing the quality of other parts of the vehicle to not be as nice in order to lower the price of the vehicle itself. The article also mentions how more powerful batteries take longer to charge which is a major turning away point for those who are interested in owning an electric vehicle.

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This article is not reliable because of many reasons one of them being that there is not author attached to any part of this article. Another reason why this article is not reliable is it mentions numbers and statistics taken from a survey but it doesn't state when the survey was taken or by whom this survey was ran by. another reason why this article is not reliable is that it seems very opinion based and not a lot of factual reasoning is shown.

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Fact from Fiction: Why Consumers Don’t Buy EVs : Blink Charging

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Click here to read our blog about, Fact from Fiction: Why Consumers Don’t Buy EVs. Blink Charging provides high-quality and easy to use EV Charging Stations and Networks for homes and businesses.

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Ran Boydell Visiting Lecturer in Sustainable Development. “Electric Cars Might Not Yet Be Green, but We Should Buy Them Anyway.” The Conversation, 16 Oct. 2022, https://theconversation.com/electric-cars-might-not-yet-be-green-but-we-should-buy-them-anyway-127932.

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Forbes, Steve. “The Expensive and Harmful Truth about Electric Vehicles.” Forbes, Forbes Magazine, 9 Jan. 2023, https://www.forbes.com/sites/steveforbes/2023/01/06/the-expensive-and-harmful-truth-about-electric-vehicles/?sh=6217b206547c.

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EDITOR, Julian Rocha -- FEATURES. “Electric Cars Are Not the Future.” The Hofstra Chronicle, The Hofstra Chronicle, 13 Dec. 2022, https://www.thehofstrachronicle.com/category/editorials/2022/12/13/i3j4nl5tlzba1zamryh0fdzhgue59d#:~:text=Modern%20society%20has%20touted%20electric,terms%20of%20mitigating%20climate%20change.

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“The Major Problems Blocking America's Electric Car Future.” POLITICO, https://www.politico.com/news/magazine/2021/08/31/biden-electric-vehicles-problems-yergin-507599.

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Ghayad, Ahmad. “This Is Why Electric Cars Will Not Be the Future!” Engineerine, 12 Jan. 2023, https://engineerine.com/this-is-why-electric-cars-will-not-be/.

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“The Healthy Journal - Gluten, Dairy, Sugar Free Recipes, Interviews and Health Articles.” Https://Www.thehealthyjournal.com, https://www.thehealthyjournal.com/faq/why-are-electric-cars-not-the-future.

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“Fact from Fiction: Why Consumers Don't Buy Evs.” Blink Charging, 6 July 2022, https://blinkcharging.com/fact-from-fiction-the-real-reason-why-consumers-dont-buy-electric-vehicles/?locale=en.