In this article, you will learn more about electric cars in Santa Monica. You might expect Santa Monica to be the perfect place for electric cars, but, in fact, it's not. Only 15.5% of cars run on battery there, and an even smaller amount of 3.6% run on only battery. According to Ford C-Max Energi owner, Rosemary Regalbuto says that she would like to own a fully battery powered car, but is afraid there would be no place other than home to plug it in during long commutes. She also complains of the fuse blowing when the AC is running while the car is plugged in. Let's see what the companies have to say.
Jean Francois Tremblay says that although, electric cars appeal to "early adopters" the "mainstream consumers" are sticking with normal cars. This is because of the higher prices, lack of charging stations, and the shorter distance possible without recharging. Thus, fuel efficiency is still an ongoing problem due to the lack of electric cars. There are multiple laws trying to reduce pollution, however, if they are achievable is the big question. For example, to meet California's pollution law, 15.4% of vehicles there have to be powered by an alternate source of energy.
Now going back to Santa Monica, it would seem as though this was the perfect place for electric cars. The citizens can afford electric cars and the city had tried to encourage them to do so by installing charging stations in common areas and lowering the cost of electricity. In fact, Santa Monica has some of the strongest environmental efforts in America. They even typically elect politicians who want to help the environment. For these reasons, their percentage of fully electric cars is the highest in the nation, however, it is only 3.6% (some of which run on biofuel*). Yet, even with these efforts, electric cars still aren't a success, but they are advancing.
As electric cars still strive to prosper, we, the citizens, are opening up to them. Hopefully one day they will become a success. Who knows, maybe that success will begin with you.
For more information, check out: http://www.nytimes.com/2013/09/21/business/santa-monica-bets-on-electric-cars-but-consumers-are-slow-to-switch.html?_r=0
Next Week: Emission limit is coming...
Jean Francois Tremblay says that although, electric cars appeal to "early adopters" the "mainstream consumers" are sticking with normal cars. This is because of the higher prices, lack of charging stations, and the shorter distance possible without recharging. Thus, fuel efficiency is still an ongoing problem due to the lack of electric cars. There are multiple laws trying to reduce pollution, however, if they are achievable is the big question. For example, to meet California's pollution law, 15.4% of vehicles there have to be powered by an alternate source of energy.
Now going back to Santa Monica, it would seem as though this was the perfect place for electric cars. The citizens can afford electric cars and the city had tried to encourage them to do so by installing charging stations in common areas and lowering the cost of electricity. In fact, Santa Monica has some of the strongest environmental efforts in America. They even typically elect politicians who want to help the environment. For these reasons, their percentage of fully electric cars is the highest in the nation, however, it is only 3.6% (some of which run on biofuel*). Yet, even with these efforts, electric cars still aren't a success, but they are advancing.
As electric cars still strive to prosper, we, the citizens, are opening up to them. Hopefully one day they will become a success. Who knows, maybe that success will begin with you.
For more information, check out: http://www.nytimes.com/2013/09/21/business/santa-monica-bets-on-electric-cars-but-consumers-are-slow-to-switch.html?_r=0
Next Week: Emission limit is coming...
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