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\title{Sufyaan's Website}
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\section[Why Electric Cars Won't Take Over]{Why Electric Cars Won't Take Over}\label{why-electric-cars-wont-take-over}
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\textbf{27 October 2023}
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\textbf{Category: }Cars \& Technology
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I believe that petrol and diesel cars will be around in the foreseeable
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future? Why am I saying this? Do I not care about the environment? Do I
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not care about saving money? The answer is complicated. You see, it is
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much more complicated than just the car itself, it goes beyond that.
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Electric cars are not the holy grail of cars. I will go over why in this
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post.
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\hypertarget{infrastructure}{%
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\subsection{Infrastructure}\label{infrastructure}}
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We have developed petrol cars for so long that the distance to the
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nearest petrol station isn\textquotesingle t even a factor during our
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purchases. This is not the same for electric cars. Charging stations
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have to be implemented everywhere which have numerous disadvantages.
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Firstly, a lot of money has to be spent digging underground for minerals
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like copper and lithium which is against the environmental impact which
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electric cars preach. A lot of land has to be used due to the lower
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range of electric vehicles, and power outages result in the breakage of
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the charging stations. In older cities which are small or have an
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extensively packed construction infrastructure, it is hard to plan and
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modify wiring, outlets and to prepare land for building stations.
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For example, in Qatar, electric cars don\textquotesingle t sell much as
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there are not many charging stations. There are electric buses for
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public transportation but they are not common for consumers.
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\subsection{Performance}\label{performance}}
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Most electric cars drive slower than petrol and diesel cars. This can be
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a detterent for car enthusiasts who love testing the latest and greatest
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cars. It can also make cars boring for the most part. A petrol engine
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gives you something to look forward to. Does it has a V6 or a V8? 250HP
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or 350HP? How many cylinders does it have? With electric cars, all of
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that goes away.
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It is not just about speed, however. Electric cars need to be topped up
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more compared to petrol cars. Batteries die out quicker on electric cars
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compared to petrol cars as well. Sure, engines do fail on petrol cars
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but it is easy to maintain if you get an Asian car like a Toyota, a
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Honda or a Kia.
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Of course, batteries cause environmental degradation as well, reducing
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the supposed contribution to the environment even more.
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\subsection{Charging}\label{charging}}
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Charging takes more time on electric cars than petrol cars. The gap is
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expected to narrow. However, it will never be as fast as a petrol car.
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Being able to take your fuel source and just dump it in your vehicle is
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easier than waiting for a charger to convert AC to DC.
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\subsection{Energy Sources}\label{energy-sources}}
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If the energy used to charge electric vehicles comes from coal or other
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non-renewable sources, then the whole environment factor goes into the
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trash.
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\subsection{Diversity}\label{diversity}}
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Do you want a petrol car that is both reliable and fast? You got it.
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What about one that is only fast because you don\textquotesingle t care
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about the maintenance? You got it. What about a family car? You got it.
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What about an electric car that does all of the above? You have 2-3 cars
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that can do that and that\textquotesingle s it. There is a lack of
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diversity in electric cars which needs to be fixed for them to go
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mainstream.
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\subsection{Conclusion}\label{conclusion}}
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If there is one thing that I want the reader to take away from this
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post, it is that electric cars are not the best for the environment and
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that there is a long time before they are adopted. There are multiple
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factors that are responsible for this. Even after their adoption, they
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will not stomp over petrol or diesel cars because petrol cars are just
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more accessible.
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