Letter to the Editor: Electric C

Dear Sir/Madam,

In recent years, more scientific research has pointed out that electric cars are more environmentally friendly as they do not eject greenhouse gases produced by burning fossils. However, less than 3% of the vehicles sold last year all over the world were electrically motivated. It can be concluded that the sale of the electrically driven cars is gloomy. Therefore, I am writing to discuss the reasons behind the low sales of electric vehicles, and offer suggestions to heighten the sales of the eco-friendly cars and make contributions to the protection of the environment.

First of all, one of the biggest cause of the low sales should be the safety concerns of electric vehicles. A few months ago, a video went viral on the Internet: a celebrity encountered a car crash with a petrol car, and his car was burning vigorously while the petrol car only looked broken and cracked. Even though the car of the famous man was much more expensive, it seemed like the other car was more safe to drive. This conception leads consumers to pay for petrol cars. Consequently, the sales of electric vehicles looks passive. As long as people consider that an electic driven car is more likely to burn or explode, a petrol car will continuously be a more tempting choice. Thus, safety concern has a huge impact on the sales of electric cars.

Another reason why people do not prefer electric vehicles is the lack of charging point. Petrol stations are commmon and can be effortlessly found as navigation softwares such as Google Map can easily take drivers to the nearest staion. In contrast, electricity satations for electric cars can hardly befound not only beside highways but also in parking spots. As an electric car owner, I am insertive to claim that the lack of charging spots has brought me tremendous inconvenience in my daily life. Being concerned about the battery left, I can never travel a long distance, so my family has never carry on a journey on a car like other families do, or we may be stuck on the road, with the car running out of charge, while no charging sites are nearby. It is deeply believed that the inconvenience of the lack of charging place is one of the main reasons why people do not like electric vehicles.

Last but not least, the popularity of electric cars is due to their poor history and culture as well. Electric engines have only be invented and sold for several years, while petrol cars possess a history as lengthy as centeries. There is a subtle connection between petrol cars and human beings. Some car owners treat their petrol cars like their own blood. In contrast, electrical cars are only regarded as tools. Electric cars do not have glorious history, or any famous brands, or any 'zooming' motors, so their owners have nothing about their cars to chat with others, while petrol cars owners brag about the features of their cars and how famous their cars are all day and all night. Therefore, customers would like to jump into the banwagon and buy well-known petrol cars rather than electric cars.

Hence, to enhance the sale of electric vehicles, a little advice are listed to solve the aforementioned problems. Firstly, electric vehicles company should improve their technique to ensure the cars their sell are as safe as petrol cars, and they can acheive this goal by implementing actions such as heightening the salaries of employees in the technology department, so more experts will be attracted to apply for the vocation and improve the quality of the cars. Secondly, the Government can build more electricity supply stations for electric vehicles and subsidise big shopping malls to set charging points in their parks so that drivers are able to feed their hungry cars effortlessly. Lastly, the readers may also try buying electric cars after the above problems are solved. Though electric cars do not have big brands or rich culture, they have an advantage compared to petrol cars, that is, artificial intelligence assistants are set in the electric cars and can fulfill orders like 'drive automatically', 'rotate 180º', and 'park smartly'. As soon as the safety concerns and the charging issue is solved, and with the promotion of the benefits of the electric cars, it is asserted that the sales of electric vehicles will conclusively rise impressively.

In conclusion, some obstacles such as safety concerns, lack of charging points, and the poor history as block the way of the eco-friendly electric cars to strive to be popular. Nevertheless, after the companies solve these problems with support from the Authorities, and with advertisements about the alluring talents of the intelligent cars, more customers will be attracted to buy the green and useful vehicles and make contribution to the reduction of carbon footprints.