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Which is safer for the Earth, electric vehicles (zero-emission vehicles) that run on batteries or low emission vehicles that run on gasoline? Different kinds of batteries can produce more pollution than an ordinary car that runs on gas. But on the other hand, more recent tests prove that newer electric cars don’t pollute the atmosphere as much as low-emission cars do. So why don’t people drive electric cars that are also “mechanically more dependable and durable than the gasoline-powered cars.” (Duffy) According to Thomas Tatum, a 7th grade student at St. Mark’s School of Texas, “ Gasoline cars are better because they go faster; you can put TV’s in them; they are more durable and they don’t fail as often as gasoline-powered cars do; and when their exposed they are beastly.” Thomas does have a point, they do go a lot faster than electric cars, but so what! When your cruising down the street, do you want to be going at top speeds of 200 mph and have two or three cops on your tail (I hope not!) or would you rather like to be traveling at top speeds of 90 mph. And not have to worry about police officers chasing you down. “The first American battery-powered automobile, built in Des Moines, Iowa, in 1890, could maintain a speed of 14 mph” (Worsnop 6).
Approximate Word count = 881
Approximate Pages = 3.5
(250 words per page double spaced)
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