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Due to the current rising oil prices and climate change, electric vehicles, as a new type of environmentally-friendly option, are increasingly being chosen by people. Whether electric vehicles can completely replace traditional gasoline-powered vehicles and their advantages and disadvantages compared with traditional internal combustion engine vehicles are discussed.

The biggest advantage of electric vehicles is energy saving and environmental protection, because electric vehicles mainly use electric energy instead of traditional fuel cars to provide kinetic energy through fuel. This link shows support for this (https://www.academia.edu/2177178/Electric_cars_and_wind_energy_Two_problems_one_solution_A_study_to_combine_wind_energy_and_electric_cars_in_2020_in_The_Netherlands). Another big advantage of electric vehicles is that they can reduce noise well and make cities quieter. And the third one is it can effectively use electrical energy and efficiently convert energy into kinetic energy.

While,there are three aspects to the limitations of electric vehicles. The first is battery life and things have to be done at the end of a battery’s life.As an important non-renewable resource, this will further increase the cost of electric vehicles. The second is charging infrastructure. The last is the cost of car ownership. Most electric car owners say that their average car maintenance cost is only about one-third that of a gasoline car. However, the purchase price of electric vehicles is often much higher. This link provides evidence (https://www.eba-net.org/assets/1/6/20-151-Pappas_

Final_5.13.14.pdf).

With the continuous advancement of science and technology, only the technology products that can make good use of energy and environmental protection are needed by modern society.Only in this way can we not be eliminated by society and then serve the society

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Will Electric Vehicles Replace the Traditional Fuel Powered Vehicles

As a car owner, what kind of car do you drive, an electric car or a traditional gasoline-powered car? If you do n’t have a car yet, which one are you more likely to choose? Your electric car must have an answer, right? Obviously, due to the current rising oil prices and climate change, electric vehicles, as a new type of environmentally-friendly vehicle, are increasingly being chosen by people, and they are moving in a promising direction. It is not only supported by the government, but also by many environmentalists. This has led to a threat to the market share of traditional fuel-driven vehicles in the automotive industry. Considering the necessity of cars in daily life, this change is bound to affect us. Therefore, the possibility of electric vehicles replacing traditional fuel-driven vehicles is no longer the subject of expert academic research papers, but a question we need to consider. On this basis, this article will study in depth whether electric vehicles can completely replace traditional gasoline-powered vehicles so easily, and their advantages and disadvantages compared with traditional internal combustion engine vehicles.

Argument

The biggest advantage of electric vehicles is energy saving and environmental protection, because electric vehicles mainly use electric energy instead of traditional fuel cars to provide kinetic energy through fuel. In this way, a lot of energy is saved in energy supply. In the production of electrical energy processing, production is mainly carried out in the suburbs, which discharges waste to the suburbs at the starting point of production, reducing the pressure of air pollution on the city. Furthermore, even if electricity is produced, the current technology can also be used in a way that does not exist in the air, such as using water, wind, solar, tidal, and nuclear energy to convert it into electricity for production. Pollution has a bad impact on the environment, and can also reduce the use of energy, so that the entire energy production and utilization process can achieve good energy conservation and environmental protection. For buyers, if they can choose to charge at night, they can avoid the peak power consumption period, which also reduces the waste of energy to a certain extent. In short, as far as energy conservation and environmental protection are concerned, electric vehicles can well embody this feature. The day when electric vehicles are well developed, they can greatly reduce the consumption of energy by the society and reduce air pollution.It is the best choice for some first-tier cities in China at present. Keep a fresh air for your living environment.

Noise pollution in modern society is already a common type of pollution. The fast-paced people’s life leads to more and more noise caused by cars, not only artificial noise, but also some noise existing in the operation of the car itself. Such noise has a great impact on people’s living environment. However, another big advantage of electric vehicles is that they can reduce noise well and make cities quieter. Electric vehicles can effectively reduce the noise pollution caused by the vehicle during driving. In this respect, it is difficult to achieve advantages in comparison with fuel vehicles. Therefore, it is necessary to develop electric vehicles.

With the continuous development of cities, the number of people buying vehicles has also increased sharply. So far, some cities in the world have already responded to this, such as limit numbers, car restrictions, and so on. However, in the face of more and more cars in modern society, the phenomenon of congestion on the road has become a common occurrence. Therefore, stopping and starting the car and restarting it are very unfavorable to the performance of the car itself. This stop and go is very fuel-consuming. However, electric vehicles are not so. It can effectively use electrical energy and efficiently convert energy into kinetic energy. In this way, it is not only a saving of energy, but also an economical and practical first choice for buyers. The main operation mode is to regenerate the kinetic energy of the vehicle when it is parked through the magnetoelectric effect, and then convert its kinetic energy into electrical energy and store it in the battery effectively. The use efficiency of the motor is sufficient to reduce the pollution of the atmosphere caused by exhaust emissions when stopping.

Counter-argument

There are three aspects to the limitations of electric vehicles, regarding the range, charging infrastructure, and cost.

The first is battery life. Electric vehicles must be accepted by mainstream users. The biggest single obstacle is battery life. Although the network of gas stations is more and more developed, people ’s requirements for mileage per unit of fuel will not be lowered. The same is true for electric vehicles. No matter how much progress our charging infrastructure has made, people travel on each charge Expectations of mileage will not weaken. One would always want to be able to drive as long as possible between charges. The study found that among consumers who had planned to buy an electric car but did not purchase it in the end, the number one reason to reject an electric car was the lack of charging stations.

The second is charging infrastructure. For electric vehicles to be widely recognized and accepted by the market, manufacturers, charging companies, industry organizations, and even governments at all levels must work together to set up as many public charging facilities as possible. For example, we now find that it is becoming more common for manufacturers and charging companies, and construction companies responsible for large infrastructure projects to become partners, and everyone ’s goal is to build tens of thousands of public charging stations across the United States. station.

The last is the cost of car ownership. Another benefit that electric vehicles can bring to car owners is lower maintenance costs. Most electric car owners say that their average car maintenance cost is only about one-third that of a gasoline car. However, the purchase price of electric vehicles is often much higher. It is hoped that with the continuous progress of battery technology in the future, the efficiency will increase, and the cost will continue to decrease. Looking ahead, I think that the electric vehicle propulsion system will reduce the cost of vehicles to the same level or lower than that of gasoline vehicles in the next ten years-of course, it may be done faster, and only when that day comes, The price has dropped sufficiently low to make electric cars widely accepted by the average consumer. This depends on a number of factors, including the technological advancement of each generation of batteries and vehicles, and the expected increase in regulatory costs for gasoline and diesel vehicles.

Conclusion

We all know that fuel vehicles are already an indispensable means of transportation in our modern society. With such means of transportation, “distance” is no longer an insurmountable gap in people’s lives. However, in the face of the currently depleting energy resources and serious environmental pollution, scientists have used high technology to invent a new type of vehicle, which is an electric vehicle.The external appearance of an electric vehicle is the same as that of a gasoline vehicle. Is electricity. Through the above description, I believe that it is clear what is an electric vehicle and what are the advantages of electric vehicles. With the continuous advancement of science and technology, only the technology products that can make good use of energy and environmental protection are needed by modern society. In order to better develop the automobile industry, continuously develop new technologies, and use new technologies to invent more energy-saving and environmentally friendly products, which is the main goal of China’s current construction of the automobile industry. Only in this way can we not be eliminated by society and then serve the society

Arguments

Argument 1

Evidence: Electric car is developing towards a promising direction.

Source: Tollefson, Jeff. “Car Industry: Charging up the Future.” Nature, vol. 456, no. 7221, 2008, pp. 436–440. Nature, doi:10.1038/456436a.

https://www.nature.com/articles/456436a

Anticipate criticisms: Some people are not optimistic about the development of electric vehicles, but electric vehicles are indeed encroaching on the car market.

Argument 2

Evidence: Due to environmental concerns, electric vehicles are gradually replacing traditional gas-powered vehicles.

Source: MacKenzie. The Keys To The Car: Electric And Hydrogen Vehicles For The 21st Century. World Resources Institute, 1994.

https://trid.trb.org/view/405750

Anticipate criticisms: Some people think that alternative fuels can also alleviate environmental problems, but actually they will cause more pollution to the environment.

Argument 3

Evidence: Electric vehicles have limitations because of their battery or other aspects.

Source: Genikomsakis, Konstantinos N., et al. “A Life Cycle Assessment of a Li-Ion Urban Electric Vehicle Battery.” 2013 World Electric Vehicle Symposium and Exhibition (EVS27), 2013. IEEE, doi:10.1109/evs.2013.6914907.

https://ieeexplore.ieee.org/abstract/document/6914907

Anticipate criticisms: There will be some people think electric vehicles can not replace fuel-powered vehicles because their limitations, but those limitations can be solved by technology one day.

Paper Outline

Introduction

  • Hook

Ask readers which car they are using, electric or traditional fuel-powered, and which they prefer.

  • Background Info

A brief introduction to electric vehicles and conventional fuel-powered vehicles, and a description of the growing popularity of electric vehicles in the automotive market.

  • Thesis Statement

Due to the consideration of environmental problems, electric vehicles are gradually replacing traditional fuel-powered vehicles. But it is still difficult for electric vehicles to completely replace traditional fuel-powered vehicles because of the limitations of their battery or other aspects.

Body

  • Argument 1

Electric car is developing towards a promising direction due to the rising oil price and climate change. People are increasingly choosing to buy and use electric vehicles, because they are better than conventional gas-powered vehicles in many ways.

  • Refuting Argument 1’s counterargument
  • Argument 2

Traditional fuels and other alternative fuels can lead to rising carbon and harm the air and thus cause further change in climate rising. But electric vehicles would do away with this pollution and the emission could fall to 0 if the electricity can be produced from wind, water or solar energy. Due to the climate change, I believe the fuel-powered car should be replaced by an electric one.

  • Refuting Argument 2’s counterargument
  • Argument 3

Electric cars do have limitations compared to conventional fuel-powered vehicles, because all the battery will be replaced someday sue to the end of its life. And this is the time we need to think about what to do with this battery. We have to consider these issues when choosing an electric car.

  • Refuting Argument 3’s counterargument

Conclusion

  • Restating background context
  • Reinforcing the idea that strong arguments support the truth of the thesis statement.

Laura Fathauer’s Presentation

I think everyone has experienced “user generated content” or “mashups” when they are browsing on certain web pages. I found it is very useful especially when I am trying to find something hard to search online. The most common user generated content, I believe, is the google image. When you are searching pictures the browser’s build-in AI will automatically show you some similar pictures, which can make it easier for you to find the one you are looking for. User generated content can also save you a lot of effort when it comes to research. It basically grouped all the relevant information together which at the same time makes it easier for user to tell which contents are reliable and which are fake. Fathauer’s presentation is inspiring, I have never thought about the meaning behind user generated content before and I think she did a good job on promoting the awareness of it.

TradeMark Gunderson’s Presentation

After watching Gunderson’s presentation, I did develop a deeper understanding oncopyleft and copyrights. I used to ignore the importance of these two definitions and thought that these things was far away from me. But Gunderson’s delivery helped me a lot in discovering the copyright issues in daily life and changed my point of view. After this, I will respect the author’s copyright more and resolutely resist piracy, which is what the creator deserves. In my writing class, the teacher always ask us to cite the sources, I used to think that is a waste of time to do so. However, from Gunderson’s presentation, I understand that citing the sources is not only proof that I am not plagiarized, but also a sense of copyright and respect for the author.

 

Annotated Bibliography

Tollefson, Jeff. “Car Industry: Charging up the Future.” Nature, vol. 456, no. 7221, 2008, pp. 436–440. Nature, doi:10.1038/456436a.

This article covers a discussion of the future car industry considering the current situation that electric car is developing towards a promising direction due to the rising oil price and climate change. And this article also discusses on the battery of the electric vehicle and what measures have been done so far. At the same time, the paper gives experts’ predictions on how much carbon dioxide emissions will be reduced by electric cars. So after examining this article, I think this one can be used in the introduction part of my essay to illustrate the current situation of my choosing topic to inform my audience why this change in vehicles should be concerned. And tell you that this is no longer just an expert discussion, but something that happens around you. I found this source when searching “electric car industry” in the nature.com (ISSN 1476-4687, online).

MacKenzie. The Keys To The Car: Electric And Hydrogen Vehicles For The 21st Century. World Resources Institute, 1994.

This book examines the costs and benefits of alternative fuels from the environmental and economic aspects, and conclude that this fuel can lead to rising carbon and harm the air and thus cause further change in climate rising. And suggested that electric vehicles would do away with this pollution and the emission could fall to 0 if the electricity can be produced from wind, water or solar energy. Meanwhile, the author clearly knows that all this depends on the research and technology, and also suggests some policy that should be formed to regulate the market. I plan to use this source in my discussion part when talking about why I believe the fuel-powered car should be replaced by an electric one. I found this book when searching “benefits of the electric car” in the TRIS and ITRD database.

Genikomsakis, Konstantinos N., et al. “A Life Cycle Assessment of a Li-Ion Urban Electric Vehicle Battery.” 2013 World Electric Vehicle Symposium and Exhibition (EVS27), 2013. IEEE, doi:10.1109/evs.2013.6914907.

This article is in support of the discussion in the battery section of my composition. It examines the life cycle assessment and environmental impact of lithium-ion batteries for electric vehicles since all the battery will be replaced someday sue to the end of its life and this is the time we need to think about what to do with this battery. This study considers extending the battery life by examining the feasibility of a second-hand use for the abandoned battery, thus making a less environmental impact. This study helps me figure out the possible issues that need to be considered when it comes to electric vehicle batteries. This can be used in my paper to discuss the disadvantages of electric vehicles.

Sovacool, Benjamin K., and Richard F. Hirsh. “Beyond batteries: An examination of the benefits and barriers to plug-in hybrid electric vehicles (PHEVs) and a vehicle-to-grid (V2G) transition.” Energy Policy 37.3, 2009, pp.1095-1103.

This article presents a deeper discussion of the social, cultural, business and political aspects of the application of electric vehicles that are different from environmental and technological aspects. It argues some social barriers when applying the use of electric cars, this is an idea that I hadn’t thought of. It made me think more critically about the possibility of the future application of electric vehicles in a deeper angle and put aside the environmental issues. I plan to use this in my conclusion part to bring my topic to a deeper level. I found this article when searching “battery issues of the eclectic car” in Science Direct.

 

Thesis

Due to the consideration of environmental problems, electric vehicles are gradually replacing traditional fuel-powered vehicles. But it is still difficult for electric vehicles to completely replace traditional fuel-powered vehicles because of the limitations of their battery.

Expert Interview Answers

1. Electric vehicles are mainly divided into three categories: BEV, PHEV, and HEV.

2. The electric vehicle only has one moving part, but the fuel-powered vehicle need many moving parts.

3. Under common conditions, electric vehicles have a higher safety factor because their engines are less likely to self-ignite than traditional fuel vehicles.

4. The government is more inclined to promote electric vehicles because of environmental concerns, their policy that does pose some threats to the sale of traditional fuel vehicles.

5. My car is a traditional fuel-powered car, because I prefer the thrill of the engine roar, which makes me feel that I am really driving.

6. Due to the consideration of gas prices, there is no doubt that electric cars have an advantage in terms of costs.

7. The electric vehicle is promoted by the government, and the cost is lower. From the start-up to the acceleration, the electric vehicle speeds up faster.

8. The electric car can’t travel under a number of conditions because of the battery’s battery power, in which case the fuel car will always dominate.

9. As the saying goes, there is pressure to have motivation. The development of electric vehicles may be a subversive challenge to traditional fuel-powered vehicles.

10. I don’t think so. Electric vehicles and traditional fuel vehicles have their own strengths and weaknesses, and electric vehicles can not completely replace fuel-powered vehicles at present.

Beth’s presentation and activities 

For Beth’s speech, in which the library information processing is very effective to me, our classroom learning activities must be without access to the library data access, a lot of times we may go blind search for information, may take a long time to find, so we can draw lessons from beth way to go, for example, you want to find the materials or books we could start in his notebook on a list of keywords or mark and then the corresponding materials is the main direction, so that we can convenient to find the corresponding data attribution area, Even if we can’t find such accuracy by ourselves, we can also ask the staff of the library for help. It is just because we have the key information of the materials, the staff will help us to find it easily. This method is a way for us to improve the efficiency of classroom work.