New 2030 Cars

Research for developing advanced, environmentally friendly vehicles will be stimulated by the new legislation which ensures funding awarded by the Department of Energy in the US. The loan program of the department will be expanded to offer more assistance to suppliers and manufacturers that will retool their factories in order to produce more fuel-efficient cars.

For the next 10 years, billions of dollars will be directed towards communities in the US to build the proper infrastructure to charge electric cars and entice consumers to buy plug-in cars. The aim is to have at least half of the cars and trucks running on electricity by 2030, thus lowering the demand for oil to one third of the present level.

The Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee has already approved one of several bills that are intended to cut carbon emissions and at the same time to free America from the dependence on imported oil. Research for hybridization and electrification, hydrogen fuel cells, and electric infrastructures will be supported by funds from the Energy Department. For example, Ford Motor Co. has already received $5 billion to retool its plant in Wayne, Michigan. In addition, imported electric cars will be offered to the US consumers. Nissan Leaf will go on sale this fall and is one vehicle that is favored by this trend.

Electric cars that are available today are practical for shorter journeys, and can be recharged overnight. In Japan, infrastructure is already available in a few pilot cities that offer battery swapping stations. Recharging a battery does not require much time or attention from the owner, it only takes a few seconds to plug or unplug the charging source. In northern US states there is already infrastructure for public power outlets.

The future of electric cars is heavily dependent on the cost and availability of batteries because other components are already competitive when compared to those of internal combustion engines.

Electric cars can significantly reduce pollution due to their zero tail pipe emissions. However, these cars will increase the demand for electricity generation. Electric motors can convert stored energy more efficiently if compared with internal combustion engine cars. Regenerative braking is a feature offered by many hybrid electric cars and this feature ensures that 20% of the energy lost in the brakes is recovered and used to recharge batteries.

As an average American drives less than 40 miles per day, an electric car could be adequate for daily needs for 90% of the US consumers. Replaceable battery packs, which are energy storage devices that can be swapped at service stations, could be the solution for longer journeys. The Tesla Model S sedan, which is expected to be launched in 2012, will have such a battery that can be swapped.
The car industry can be heavily influenced by the advantage regarding city pollution that electric cars offer. Nevertheless, electric vehicles still have to overcome the major difference between the costs of development and production when compared to internal combustion engine cars.

New 2030 Cars

New 2030 Cars 
 
New 2030 Cars

New 2030 Cars

New 2030 Cars
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