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Bo Zhang
English 1201
21 March, 2019
Electric Cars
Yiqi is a car dealership in China, where both my parents work there and I did an
internship for two years. In that time, I have become very aware of the different types of cars
people drive. Within those years working at Yiqi I started noticing more hybrid cars around. It
got me wondering what would happen to cars in the next few years. In that time Tesla came up
as an electric car company and everything changed. Now, fast forward a year and I am co-oping
at Honda where in our meetings we mainly talk about hybrid and electric cars. Also I have
recently decided to get a minor in sustainability. With all of this change surrounding me it only
I feel that electric cars are not benefitting the climate as much as we want to think. With
my engineering background I am always wondering how exactly those electric cars are charged.
Its simple right? You plug the car in and it saves the climate. I don’t believe that’s the end of it.
The energy has to come from somewhere and I think it often is generated from burning coal to
generate the electricity. I also feel as if we are trying to fool ourselves that the climate is better
than we believe because of the electric cars. I think that until we find a way to generate all power
from renewable resources we will not be able to improve the climate. Before looking into the
facts I think that we will not be able to save the environment with electric cars alone. At the same
time, I also think that it might not be worth saving. I believe that most things only last for a
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certain amount of time. I know that the climate is continuously changing and the ozone is being
destroyed. Electric cars could ultimately be the solution, however, I will need to research much
I am hoping to learn exactly how much electric cars are helping or hurting the
environment. I think I will need to start by looking at car manufactures and scholarly research
behind the climate change. Also, finding studies that analyze how the energy for electric cars is
generated.
How has the shift towards electric transportation changed the climate in the last 20 years?
In what ways is the climate on Earth worth saving and should we be considering leaving