Cars running on fossil fuels emit a lot of poisonous gases into the atmosphere and accelerate the pace of global warming. Hence, some people argue that all petrol and diesel cars should be banned and replaced by electric cars. While I do appreciate the rationale behind this argument, in my opinion, it may take many more years or even decades for this to be a viable option.
Electric cars are eco-friendly because they do not emit poisonous gases. They run on electrically charged batteries. And for this reason, the electric car technology must be promoted. Petrol or diesel cars, on the other hand, are one of the biggest causes of atmospheric pollution. They burn fossil fuels and in this process release gases that elevate the temperature of the atmosphere. By simply eliminating these cars from roads, we will be able to check global warming and improve air quality.
Unfortunately, the electric car technology is still in its nascent stage. Of course, some companies have launched them and they are already on the roads. The demand for these cars is also increasing because they are environment friendly. However, at the moment, they are considerably more expensive than petrol or diesel cars. Also, electric cars beating petrol cars in power and efficiency are yet to make their debut. There are not enough charging stations either. All of these factors affect the wide scale adoption of electric cars. The truth is that they are still way beyond the reach of a middle class family. Of course, the technology will improve and prices will drop but this may take many more years or decades. Until then, it is not feasible to ban cars running on fossil fuels.
To conclude, it is essential to stop using cars running on gasoline. However, this is not something we can achieve overnight as the electric car technology still has to develop a lot. Once, electric cars become commonplace, I see no reason not to phase out petrol and diesel cars.
Cars
running on fossil fuels emit
a lot of
poisonous gases into the atmosphere and accelerate the pace of global warming.
Hence
,
some
people
argue that all
petrol
and
diesel
cars
should
be banned
and replaced by
electric
cars
. While I do appreciate the rationale behind this argument, in my opinion, it may take
many
more years or even decades for this to be a viable option.
Electric
cars
are eco-friendly
because
they do not emit poisonous gases. They run on
electrically
charged batteries. And
for this reason
, the
electric
car
technology
must
be promoted
.
Petrol
or
diesel
cars
,
on the other hand
, are one of the biggest causes of atmospheric pollution. They burn fossil fuels and in this process release gases that elevate the temperature of the atmosphere. By
simply
eliminating these
cars
from roads, we will be able to
check
global warming and
improve
air quality.
Unfortunately, the
electric
car
technology
is
still
in its nascent stage.
Of course
,
some
companies
have launched
them and
they are already on the roads. The demand for these
cars
is
also
increasing
because
they are environment friendly.
However
, at the moment, they are
considerably
more expensive than
petrol
or
diesel
cars
.
Also
,
electric
cars
beating
petrol
cars
in power and efficiency are
yet
to
make
their debut. There are not
enough
charging stations either. All of these factors affect the wide scale adoption of
electric
cars
. The truth is that they are
still
way beyond the reach of a middle
class
family.
Of course
, the
technology
will
improve
and prices will drop
but
this may take
many
more years or decades. Until then, it is not feasible to ban
cars
running on fossil fuels.
To conclude
, it is essential to
stop
using
cars
running on gasoline.
However
, this is not something we can achieve overnight as the
electric
car
technology
still
has to
develop a lot. Once,
electric
cars
become commonplace, I
see
no reason not to phase out
petrol
and
diesel
cars
.