Gone Electric

Although the electric car issue has been exaustively covered by various car reviewers and critics worldwide, I decided to make a reflection of my own. And here's my main idea: the electric car's time hasn't come yet. There is still much work to be done in order to craft the ideal transport. Many options have been designed, built and sold, taking the example of the fuel-assisted Chevrolet Volt/Opel Ampera duo and the PSA group I-Miev twins, but all of them are far from the ecological car they were supposed to be. First of all, there is the price problem: the battery is not very cheap, and that leads to cost issues that reflect on sales figures. The autonomy is also something to be worked on; the successful electric car would require an autonomy that can be compared to modern, gasoline-guzzling vehicles. And while the Volt tries to eliminate this irritating thorn by adding a conventional piston engine, other electric 4-wheelers trust in its "pure" feature and name themselves city cars.

The Nissan Leaf, an important
milestone for its make.

As you can see, the future might be electric, but there is still much more to work on. Alternatives such as hydrogen cells could also be considered, and clean energy sources should be used more and more to ensure the eco-friendliness of our electric vehicles.