Electric vehicles
Conclusion
In summary, to tackle climate change and the many environmental issues we face, EVs are part of the solution. Many will argue that the manufacturing process to produce EVs is much worse than those used to mass produce ICE vehicles or the more modern hydrogen powered cars, but eventually EVs will become the pillar on which the future of environmentally friendly transportation is built on. EVs are becoming much more efficient, cheap, and high-performing while also having the ability to fuse with AI; not to forget that they can run on completely renewable energy sources. The problem with EVs is short- termed and can be solved by getting consumers to abandon ‘fast - fashion’ sales culture so that there will be a reduction in the combined number of cars manufactured.
Sankey diagrams showing the efficiency of the average EV and petrol cars: (Westbrook 2024).
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