Electric Cars: Advantages, Disadvantages and UK Government Support

Skills Topic 2: Electric
Cars

Contents
TASK 1 ...........................................................................................................................................3
1.0 INTRODUCTION ....................................................................................................................3
2.0 LITERATURE REVIEW .........................................................................................................3
Concept of electric vehicles.........................................................................................................3
Challenges in regards with manufacturing electric cars..............................................................4
Advantages of electric cars .........................................................................................................4
Disadvantages of electric vehicles ..............................................................................................4
Effective strategies for curbing the impact of environmental degradation .................................5
3.0 ANALYSIS AND EVALUATION ..........................................................................................5
3.1 Electric Vehicles Market .......................................................................................................5
3.2 Advantages of Electric Vehicles ...........................................................................................7
3.3 Disadvantages of Electric Vehicles ......................................................................................7
3.4 How UK government is supporting transition to Electric Vehicles ....................................8
4.0 CONCLUSION .........................................................................................................................8
5.0 RECOMMENDATIONS...........................................................................................................9
TASK 2- REFLECTIVE STATEMENT ........................................................................................9
REFERENCES .............................................................................................................................11

TASK 1
1.0 INTRODUCTION
Electric cars essentially functions through plugging into charge point as well as taking electricity
from the grid. In regards with electric cars, electricity gets stored in rechargeable batteries which
provides power to electric motor for turning the wheels (Bocca and Baek, 2020). Electric cars are
considered as more efficient as they use essentially use electricity for charging rather than non-
renewable fossil fuels. These are also considered as environment-friendly as they do not involve
in emitting pollutants in significant manner.
This project report explore on the topic of how electric cars become popular in market due to
their efficiency in a strategic manner. This also comprises of understanding about advantages and
disadvantages of electric cars. It also highlights an understanding regarding how UK government
supports transition of electric vehicles.
2.0 LITERATURE REVIEW
Concept of electric vehicles
As per the viewpoint of Contestabile and Et. Al. (2020) Electric vehicles have comprises
of a motor instead of an internal combustion engine which used in conventional cars. It is
designed to have large traction battery pack for providing power to electric motor. It runs on
electricity due to which it emits no emission from its tailpipe as well as does not contain typical
liquid fuel components in a specified manner. Key components of electric vehicles comprises of
charge port, electric transmission, coding thermal system, electric traction motor and many more
which makes it more attractive as well as appealing for masses.
Challenges in regards with manufacturing electric cars
As per Castelvecchi (2021) electrification of personal mobility is principally picking up
speed in a most ardent manner. Massive industrial conversion is considered as making shift from
conventional vehicles with fuel-incentive energy system in a strategic manner. Sociologists are
anticipating that world will be dominated through the use of electrical vehicles and working on
two biggest challenges. One of them is to discover the ways of cutting down on metals in