Argumentative Essay: Can Electric Cars Be The Solution

Collectively, americans buy millions of gallons of gas each day, about 385 million gallons per day in 2015("U.S. Energy Information Administration”). Electric cars may be the solution for that problem, you don't have to fill the tank, you don't have to worry about gas mileage, and your gas bill will be zero. Many believe that electric cars can solve all the problems, and help the environment and economy in the process, but could electric cars have a dark side nobody thinks about? Hybrid cars require less gasoline, therefore using less of the fossil fuels. “The Prius often ran on battery power”(David). Because hybrid/electric cars have batteries, and are powered by electricity, they do not use much, if any fuel in a stop and go environment
For example, a low-mileage 2009 Volkswagen Jetta TDI diesel will fetch more than $3,000 more on average than a 5-cylinder, gas-powered Jetta GLI in similar condition, according to NADA data”(”bell,cales”) diesel cars are worth more than electric cars because they are far more reliable.and for the most part cheaper to maintain. Some diesel cars, like a mercedes and volkswagen who are very prevalent in the diesel industry can reach more than a million miles if maintained properly. Most of the trucks that transport goods across america have far more than a million miles due to the fast that they are ran all day every day. It would be an extremely difficult task for an electric motor to get a million miles on it and still be worth as much ar the semi trucks are worth even with high miles. “The greater power of diesel compared to gasoline gives diesel cars an advantage over gas when it comes to torque, or the twisting power generated by an engine”(”bell,cales”) because the gas and diesel engines have more power, they are better for the economy. They are better for the economy because most of the goods transported in our country are transported by diesel semi trucks, without those trucks our economy would