Cars of the Future

Battery Efficient

On May 25, 2021, Rachel Lee and Solomon Brown mentioned their thoughts on the idea that StoreDot made. According to the study they have done, it only requires up to five minutes to completely charge the vehicle. The battery allows the driver to go up to two hundred miles without the hassle of having to stop and refuel, unlike the gas cars, which can do about thirty to fifty miles before they run out. A battery-powered vehicle will most likely allow a person to recharge their automobile one or two times a week.

Is there an advantage to this?

A lot of people do not want to get electric cars. The main reason is that people do not trust the technology that is in cars. The advantage of having an EV (electric vehicle) is the convenience of waiting five minutes to charge the car. People who enjoy taking long road trips for vacations or their job will have the availability not to stop as often. There is also the availability of charging the cars at one’s home. One more advantage is that since there are not many of these cars around, there is a higher chance of finding unoccupied charging stations. Because these cars have a great reaction time, they have incredible torque, making electric cars so fast. The EVs make the environment a lot safer by improving the publics’ health and helping with global warming. One of the better things about these is that anyone can charge them like they charge a phone. Also, EVs can save you money in the long run.

Is there a catch?

Even though there are many benefits when owning one of these cars, there are a few catches. The main problem that may arise is how much power will be needed to charge these cars. There are barely any of these cars around. Although, once the sales pick up, the amount of charging stations will need to rise. According to the authors, StoreDot plans to make these cars go three hundred miles instead of two hundred miles.

Rapid Charging

With these electric cars charging in only five minutes, there can be some consequences from mass charging. One problem that may come around is gas stations’ generators may overheat or cause some other issues. Another issue is since they use electricity to charge, they take up a lot of renewable energy. Even with the massive amounts of wind turbines, we have, grid system operators can have serious issues. Fast charging can damage the batteries of EVs. The damage done is called lithium plating; this causes the battery to decay slowly, and it risks safety.

Overall, our future might have a lot more electric cars. These cars are reliable, quicker, and environmentally friendly. Yes, there are a few disadvantages with the vehicles, but there are still plenty of positive things, like having a more leisurely road trip and not refueling constantly. If you get stuck in traffic, you will not have a fear of running out of gas. In the long run, the driver will have less stress.

Work Cited

“Electric Vehicle Benefits.” Energy.gov, www.energy.gov/eere/electricvehicles/electric-vehicle-benefits.

“Electric Vehicle Charging Stations.” Fairfax County Virginia, www.fairfaxcounty.gov/landdevelopment/electric-vehicle-charging-stations.

Lambert, Fred. “Apple Is Reportedly Working on Electric Car Batteries with China’s Biggest Battery Maker.” 9to5Mac, 20 July 2017, 9to5mac.com/2017/07/20/apple-electric-car-batteries-china-battery-maker/.

Lee, Rachel, and Solomon Brown. “If You Could Charge in 5 Minutes, Would You Drive Electric? Here’s What You Should Know.” Ideas.ted.com, 25 May 2021, ideas.ted.com/rapid-charging-car-batteries-help-transition-to-electric-vehicles-ev/.

Radhika. “Top 5 Challenges of Fast Charging For Electric Vehicles.” ION Energy, 23 Apr. 2020, www.ionenergy.co/resources/blogs/fast-charging-for-electric-vehicles/.