14 DAY TRIAL // As was the case with most technological breakthroughs along the centuries, it seems that electric cars simply can't find a firm footing in today's society, simply because it is human nature not to trust things that are utterly new and innovative. As well as this, it seems that the kind of attention electric cars got in the media most of the times was definitely not positive, meaning that electric cars are usually portrayed as “faulty.”
As such, they either aren't as efficient as their fuel-powered counterparts, or they tend to give one headaches when it comes to finding a proper place to re-charge.
However, given the fact that significant improvements have been made in both theory and practice when it comes to these green vehicles, what is keeping people from buying them?
Greenerideal.com came up with a list of the three most common reasons why your average citizen still shies away from investing in such an automobile.
Apparently, top of the list is the idea that electric cars are not nearly as “robust” as regular cars are, therefore posing greater risks for passengers in the event of a collision. According to the engineers involved in designing and manufacturing them, this is simply not the case: no safety standard is ever left out when creating an electric vehicle.
Secondly, there is the misconception that owning an electric car can get you electrocuted. I mean, we are indeed talking about an electricity-powered vehicle, aren't we?
Yet again, engineers argue against this idea, pointing out the fact that not only is the car's electric system far out of the driver's reach, but that, should the electrical current somehow make its way out of this system, sensors will detect this and simply “unplug” the car.
Last, but not least, traditional drivers worry that electric cars might just catch on fire without any prior warning. Faced with this accusation, green vehicles engineers only seem to have one thing to say: internal combustion engine.
To conclude, we hope that we have made it quite clear that electric cars are by no means unreliable vehicles, which will take you from home to the supermarket in about five hours or so, whilst at the same time electrocute you or set you on fire.
On the contrary, they are a solid option for drivers all over the globe, both in terms of efficiency, and in terms of safety.