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| | ... Some yard signs have begun popping up in Social Circle, population 4,974, in Walton County. In the smaller neighboring Morgan County community of Rutledge, on the other side of the planned plant, a “Rutledge Opposed to Rivian Assembly Plant” Facebook group has about 770 members, almost as large as the town’s population.<ref>https://www.ajc.com/news/rivians-georgia-electric-vehicle-plant-sparks-fears-among-neighbors/MHSOOW54DNE4ZEOZ4ZDN3DVCVY/</ref>}} | | ... Some yard signs have begun popping up in Social Circle, population 4,974, in Walton County. In the smaller neighboring Morgan County community of Rutledge, on the other side of the planned plant, a “Rutledge Opposed to Rivian Assembly Plant” Facebook group has about 770 members, almost as large as the town’s population.<ref>https://www.ajc.com/news/rivians-georgia-electric-vehicle-plant-sparks-fears-among-neighbors/MHSOOW54DNE4ZEOZ4ZDN3DVCVY/</ref>}} |
| | On August 20, 2021, [[General Motors]] recalled all of its 2017-2022 Bolt EVs and all its 2022 Bolt Electric SUVs ("EUVs") because of a risk of fire in their lithium batteries.<ref>https://www.foxbusiness.com/lifestyle/gm-recalls-all-chevy-bolts-over-battery-fires</ref> | | On August 20, 2021, [[General Motors]] recalled all of its 2017-2022 Bolt EVs and all its 2022 Bolt Electric SUVs ("EUVs") because of a risk of fire in their lithium batteries.<ref>https://www.foxbusiness.com/lifestyle/gm-recalls-all-chevy-bolts-over-battery-fires</ref> |
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| | + | ==Electric Car Advantages== |
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| | + | # Produces significantly less [[pollution|emissions]] during driving. |
| | + | # Charging is about $2.44 per charge (on average, depending on where you live and what time of day you recharge) vs. Average Tank of Gas <ref>http://www.gasbuddy.com/gb_retail_price_chart.aspx?time=24</ref> |
| | + | # Produces full [[torque]] from the first instant (hence, high performance). |
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| | + | ==Electric Car Disadvantages== |
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| | + | # Expensive initial cost.<ref>http://www.teslamotors.com/buy/buyshowroom.php</ref> |
| | + | # Even more expensive maintenance and repair costs, due to a more complicated design and heavier reliance on complex, costly semiconductor chips. |
| | + | # High exposure of passengers to EMF radiation due to reliance on electricity rather than combustion. |
| | + | # Relatively smaller range (the exception being extended range-EVs, which have gasoline generators on board, allowing these cars to have the same range as any other traditional gasoline powered car) <ref>http://auto.howstuffworks.com/hybrid-car1.htm</ref> |
| | + | # Limited access to charing facilities (while homeowners can charge EVs with any standard 120 volt outlet or have a 240 volt charging system installed in their home, many city dwellers and those without the ability to charge their EVs at home will depend on recharging their EVs at public charging stations, of which there are currently very few) |
| | + | # Limited [[battery (electrical)|battery]] lifespan (like with any rechargeable battery, the maximum charge held by an EV's battery will eventually decline, requioring the replacement of this very expensive battery system; manufactures generally claim about a 10-year lifspan for their EV's batteries.) |
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| | ==Hype vs. Facts== | | ==Hype vs. Facts== |