Source #2: In 2016 Elon Musk talks to a BBC Technology Correspondent Rory Cellan-Jones at Tesla’s Design Studio. In this interview, Elon talks about the future for electric vehicles and the importance of electric vehicles. 

Link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0871VJfvD1c

In this interview, Rory is asking Elon Musk the chairman and CEO of tesla questions about his company which is based on electric vehicles. Right in the beginning, Rory asks Elon, “What’s your vision here what are you trying to do with the car industry.” His answer was, “Try to get the car industry to move forward electrification faster than they would.” His answer simply shows that he believes the car industry will become electric and is trying to make the process faster. He was then asked why electric cars and why is it important. His answer as many of you would say is because the electric cars don’t produce co2 or nitro oxide or any other kind of noxious gases as a car with an engine will produce those kinds of gases. Within a minute of the interview, he’s already comparing an engine car to an electric car and shows how much better an electric car is for the environment The question after that was, “Do you think everyone will have an electric vehicle in 10 years from now.” Keep in mind this interview was filmed in 2016. Elon’s believes that all transport will be electric. Now moving onto the prices for these electric cars. At the time of the interview, the electric cars was really expensive and was basically created for the rich. Now that Elon has grabbed everyone’s attention he started to make cheaper electric cars because he knows not everyone is going to be able to afford a $100,000 and his goal is to have everyone driving a tesla. As of right now, the cheapest tesla goes for around $30,000 which is affordable because it’s a new car and very efficient. Overall I think Elon killed this interview and answer every question perfectly. If your reading this and still not sure if electric cars will become the future I recommend you to watch the full interview.

Source #3: Electric Cars VS. Gas Cars: Everything You Need to Know

Link: https://www.caranddriver.com/research/a32781943/electric-cars-vs-gas-cars/

My third source is the research page. They put together a lot of research-based on electric cars and gas cars and are comparing both of them.  They start off by comparing prices. In their research, they say, “While the price of gas varies over time and location, the national average for a gallon of gas was $2.81 in June 2019. If a standard ICE car holds about 14 gallons on average, that means it costs just under $40 to fill up the average tank. In comparison, the national average cost of one kilowatt of electricity is $0.14 per hour. The standard EV takes about 7.2 kWh/hour to reach a full charge of about 50 kWh. That means the average cost of a full EV charge is $6.86.” This is huge. The price to just fill up an average tank is just under $40 and the price to have a full charge is $6.85. In addition to fuel, gas cars tend to have more maintenance problems than electric cars. Which also adds to the bill on having a gas car. They then move on to “Quick Vs.Fast.” According to their research electric vehicles are able to go quicker than a gas car but cannot go faster as of now. If there was a race between a gas car and an electric car for a long-distance drive it would be debatable on who will win. I say this because once the electric car needs to charge it can take 30 minutes for it to have a full charge and for a gas car it only takes about 3 minutes to fill up a tank which can give the gas car an advantage. I think later on in the future the charge will be faster and there will be a lot of improvements in the electric car industry. They’re just getting started…