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| Electric Cars – Time to Clean Up America’s Air |
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| Written by Lucy Brake | |||||||||||||||||
| Monday, 03 January 2011 00:00 | |||||||||||||||||
Electric Cars – Time to Clean Up America’s Air
About Electric Automobiles As we are bombarded with images of our highways clogged with smog and gas prices increase seemingly unchecked, alternative solutions to our transportation needs must be urgently found. “U.S. autos emit more than 333 million tons of carbon dioxide each year, more than one-fifth of the nation's total carbon dioxide emissions”(Source: Environmental Defense Fund) Why Electric Cars?The gas and diesel we pour into our cars has significant impacts on our health and on our environment. The Environmental Defense Fund tells us that “U.S. autos emit more than 333 million tons of carbon dioxide each year, more than one-fifth of the nation's total carbon dioxide emissions”. When a car burns gas it also emits carbon monoxide, hydrocarbons, lead and a stack of other nasty pollutants. The EDF says that compared with the rest of the world, American auto emissions are disproportionately high. “With only 5 percent of the world's population and 30 percent of the world's automobiles, the United States contributes 48 percent of the world's automotive CO2 emissions”, they say. Any serious effort to fight global warming must include cutting greenhouse gas emissions from automobiles. This can be done through reducing our vehicle use as well as reducing our dependency on fossil fuels and finding alternative energy sources to power our automobiles. Electric cars are increasingly being considered as a viable solution to air pollution and global warming. Electric Cars
Whilst electric cars form a minute component of America’s automobile industry, they are making an impact. Electric cars are powered through a normal electricity system but also require a battery back to concert the electricity into mechanical power. The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) says that the benefits of electric cars are that they do not produce tailpipe emissions.
The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) says that the benefits of electric cars are that they do not produce tailpipe emissions.(Source: EPA)
Electric Cars of the future
Currently, electric cars do tend to cost more than the equivalent gas models. However, as consumers become increasingly aware of the additional benefits for our health and the environment and are reassured that they will not lose any quality, then the costs of electric cars should become more comparable.
You can help America manage this major pollution issue by:
Keep America Beautiful! 
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Talk to a local automobile dealer about the different electric car models they may have.
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