Electric Evs - The Problem

By the day, Ev’s are becoming a more popular choice for those who are considering a new car. And it’s no wonder why, seeing as they pack the latest of technologies and are overall far more futuristic vehicles than the traditional combustion engines. However, there do seem to be quite a few challenges when it comes to buying an electric vehicle, especially due to their fairly new advances in the industry.

Charging Infrastructure

Due to the fact electric cars have only recently seen the day of light, the coverage for electric chargers does seem to be quite inconsistent in many places. Obviously, this doesn’t apply to major cities or towns, but living in rural places, a huge problem factors around when or even if you will be able to charge your car. So much so, that this kind of scenario almost hints at not getting an electric car at all if you happen to live in a remote area.

Range Anxiety

This factor perfectly connects with the lack of charging infrastructure. Many of times on journeys, owners can begin to feel anxious about their next point of charging as their battery ultimately begins to tumble down to zero percent. This is especially increased if you consider your electric car to have a fairly small battery, with even worse efficiency.

Manufacturing Impact

Lots of ‘petrol heads’ like to natter about how bad the manufacturing process of electric cars is for the environment. Why this on average is a very true case, the overall life span of a combustion compared to an electric car clearly shows that electric cars output less carbon emission over their lifetime. However, this is not to say that the materials used to manufacture the batteries and motors for electric cars are not at all good for the environment.

Limited Model Options

Notably, if you focus on the customisability of a Tesla, it is very slim. The options only include paints, wheels, interior colour… Some may argue, that's all you need in terms of customisability, and in some circumstances that it true. However, if you compare it to the options you can add to combustion engine cars, it is very slim.

Battery Degradation

Just like phones, the batteries of electric cars reduce over time. For many, this isn't really a problem, as they’ll probably swap out the car before noticing any major distance reductions. But for those who like to keep their cars until the absolute last minute, buying an electric car doesn’t seem to be the best future-proof option. In some regards, you can replace batteries, even motors, but the cost of replacing such items probably isn’t very worthwhile.

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