The Pros And Cons Of Electric Automobiles

Electric automobiles are also much cheaper to operate, regarding the cost of driving. Electric powered cars are not always very expensive or overpriced. “The Mitsubishi i (aka Mitsubishi i-MiEV) is one of the most basic electric cars on the market, but also one of the cheapest” (Zach). When looking at the cost of driving only one mile, electric powered vehicles are comparatively much cheaper. On average, an electric powered car costs two cents a mile, whereas gasoline powered ones will cost up to twelve cents a mile. A driver will also not pay the expensive gasoline prices every week. There are tune-ups for a gasoline powered vehicle, like oil changes, that become nonexistent to an electric vehicle owner. This way owners save even more money

“The current crop of electric cars are mostly priced between $30,000 and $40,000.” This price makes electric cars much more expensive compared to similar cars that are powered by gasoline. (Berman, "Electric Cars Pros and Cons.") A Honda Fit or a Ford Fusion is commonly purchased for an average of about $20,000. This is close to half the price of the average electric powered vehicle (Berman, "Electric Cars Pros and Cons."), but these prodigious automobiles are being purchased at a much cheaper price. The before mentioned Mitsubishi i is initially only $22,995, which is very inexpensive compared to other electric powered vehicles” (Zach). Although, C.E. Thomas said

(Berman, “Electric Cars Pros and Cons.”) This means, that some comparisons of electric and gasoline powered cars are done without researching all of the areas that could save customers money. As mentioned before by Brad Berman, gasoline engine vehicles are about ten cents more to operate for every mile that is driven, because the owners have the opportunity to charge their electric vehicle at home (Berman, "What Is An Electric Car?”).

Another negative commonly brought up about electric powered automobiles is that they take too much time out of our busy lives to fully recharge the main battery. “EVs commonly can add about 20 to 25 miles of range in an hour of charging from a 240-volt source of electricity” (Berman, "What Is An Electric Car?”). This is seen as very inconvenient when car owners have the ability to get over one hundred miles of power through five to ten minutes spent at a local gas station. (Berman, "What Is An Electric Car?”). However, if a car owner is willing to not have the opportunity to refill their engine at will, an electric car could be recharged in the convenience of an owner’s own home, when a vehicle is idle and not being