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Joe Suzio SCI-200 Planning Document Question Check-In November 6, 2018 My issue: The issue I have chosen is on electric cars. There are two factors to look into with these vehicles. One would be the type of batteries used, being that they are able to explode and second, the way energy is produced to recharge these vehicles. As we need to look into these two factors that one needs to know what issue is at hand on the natural science aspect of it. The natural scientific issue is on how the energy is produced to power (charge) electric vehicles and the announced effects it has or will have on the environment. Can it be possible that these battery-powered vehicles are only as green as the providing electric supplier? Although these battery-powered cars don’t produce emissions, the power plant that does generate the electricity to charge those batteries probably does. (Biello, D, 2016) To obtain low emissions, such as less than zero emissions, would come from a mix of low carbon sources, for example, the sun, wind, and nuclear reactors. Yes, electric cars are great for eliminating oil from transportation, because very little U.S. electricity is generated by burning petroleum. But electric cars may or may not benefit the countries combat climate change. (Biello, D, 2016) It is very significant to understand this issue as it important to our society as a whole. What can be done in the scientific realm to help combat this issue? My question: Is there a better way to produce the electricity needed to charge the batteries in electric cars without producing more pollutants into our atmosphere? I ask this due to the fact that electric
cars will demand more and more electricity and we need to start utilizing a better system to produce the energy that they demand to continue in the recharge process of their batteries. Reference Biello, D. (2016, May 11) Electric cars are not necessarily clean. Scientific American. Retrieved from https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/electric-cars-are-not-necessarily-clean/
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