Hybrid, Electric, or Gas, What Will Help Fast?
Presentation Type
Short presentation 5-10 minutes
Campus
Daytona Beach
Status
Student
Faculty/Staff Department
Honors
Student Year and Major
Sophomore, Aerospace Engineering
Start Date
13-11-2023 8:40 AM
Presentation Description/Abstract
The world, and more specifically, the United States of America wants to move toward a greener future with regard to our automotive industry through the use of advancing technologies in combustion engine vehicles, hybrid vehicles, and fully electric vehicles. This poses the question, which option is the easiest to help us move to a greener future? We will present research on the effects of hybrid vs. fully electric vehicles on the general infrastructure of the U.S. using government reports to help determine which environmental solution is the best and makes the most sense for our country to move towards. Throughout an analysis of data reported from the U.S. Department of Energy, there was a 4% increase in electric vehicle charging stations totaling roughly 60,000 total stations, each of which can accommodate roughly 3 vehicles. This is up against the around 170,000 gas stations in the U.S. as of today which can accommodate many more. This suggests that electric vehicles clearly do not have enough infrastructural support to take over the automotive industry, unlike what some manufacturers suggest. Overall, the negative impact of fully electric vehicles would cause their implementation to take too long to make a substantial difference. This would mean that building upon our current infrastructure to move towards a hybrid future would be the best option for the United States and the environment.
Keywords
Infrastructure, Electric, Hybrid, Environment, Automotive
Hybrid, Electric, or Gas, What Will Help Fast?
The world, and more specifically, the United States of America wants to move toward a greener future with regard to our automotive industry through the use of advancing technologies in combustion engine vehicles, hybrid vehicles, and fully electric vehicles. This poses the question, which option is the easiest to help us move to a greener future? We will present research on the effects of hybrid vs. fully electric vehicles on the general infrastructure of the U.S. using government reports to help determine which environmental solution is the best and makes the most sense for our country to move towards. Throughout an analysis of data reported from the U.S. Department of Energy, there was a 4% increase in electric vehicle charging stations totaling roughly 60,000 total stations, each of which can accommodate roughly 3 vehicles. This is up against the around 170,000 gas stations in the U.S. as of today which can accommodate many more. This suggests that electric vehicles clearly do not have enough infrastructural support to take over the automotive industry, unlike what some manufacturers suggest. Overall, the negative impact of fully electric vehicles would cause their implementation to take too long to make a substantial difference. This would mean that building upon our current infrastructure to move towards a hybrid future would be the best option for the United States and the environment.