Advantages And Disadvantages Of E-Cars

Electric Cars for Sustainable Business Industry

Sustainability has been a global concern. The business industries and companies are engaging themselves to sustainability principles to have a positive impact to the environment and to improve *operational efficiency.

To address environmental issues, electric cars or e – cars were created. E-cars are purposely designed to lessen the dependency on fossil fuels and to reduce carbon emissions.

The initial way to reduce carbon dioxide emission is to increase the efficiency of the transportation industry. Transportation is considered to be one of the main causes of global warming because of the amount of carbon dioxide that it emits in the atmosphere, primarily because it uses gasoline to operate.

Disadvantages of E - Cars

However, electric cars may pose and carry negative impact to the environment as well. There are some things to consider before even taking your first step.

Recharging stations are not as numerous as gasoline stations. If you happen to buy an e – car and there isn’t a recharging station nearby, this might become a hassle to you instead of a benefit. Recharging stations on some places are still in the process and development stages.

Electric, like gasoline, isn’t free. There are even electric cars which require longer charging of electricity in order to function properly. What takes you minutes in fueling your car in gasoline station may take you 4 – 6 hours of charging your e – car. E – Cars also have limited driving range and speed. Most e – cars have a range of *50 – 100 miles.

Moreover, batteries that are used by e – cars are required to be changed every **3 – 10 years. There would be a need then for more production of batteries that would also lead to more battery waste products. An increase in production of batteries and waste products can create negative impact to the