Electric Cars in the UK: Evaluating Environmental and Financial Impact

This essay examines the growing use of electric cars in the UK, starting with a historical overview from the 1880s to the present day, where Tesla dominates the market. It presents two articles: one discussing the environmental and financial implications of expanding electric car use and the other focusing on recycling old engine vehicles into electric cars. The essay summarizes the key findings from both articles, highlighting the sustainability benefits, pollution reduction, and financial impacts. It compares the methodologies used—quantitative for financial and environmental impacts and qualitative for market research on recycling—and concludes that electric cars are crucial for a sustainable UK environment, emphasizing the need for innovation and public awareness to promote their adoption.

THE USE OF ELECTRIC
CARS IN THE UK
TABLE OF CONTENT
INTRODUCTION...........................................................................................................................2
MAIN BODY...................................................................................................................................2
SECTION A.....................................................................................................................................2
Background to use of electric cars in the UK:.............................................................................2
Presentation of both article:.........................................................................................................2
Presentation of second article:.....................................................................................................3
SECTION B.....................................................................................................................................4
Summary of key findings from both articles...............................................................................4
Comparison between academic papers .......................................................................................5
CONCLUSION................................................................................................................................6
REFERENCES................................................................................................................................9
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INTRODUCTION
The use of electric cars in the UK is rapidly growing, concept of electric cars is not new
to auto mobile industry. UK is one of those country who had introduced electric car in the year
1884, Hungarian engineer designed rechargeable lead acid battery which can fit into fossil fuel
vehicle can charge other electric part, later this idea was developed and engine was renovated
(Knobloch and et.al., 2020). Years after invention in cars engine, was completely adopted
electric engine allowing cars to be more reliable. In today’s world, electric cars is future of auto
mobile industry, UK car manufacturing giant struggling to manufacture electric cars because
Tesla is one of the most trustable electric car manufacture which have captured market of the
UK.
MAIN BODY
SECTION A
Background to use of electric cars in the UK:
Electric cars are future of auto mobile industry, use of these concept's vehicle is rapidly
growing which means people have adopted electric cars for certain benefits mainly to reduce use
of fossil fuel cars which create pollution, it is very clear that customer segment of electric cars is
quite niche. Customer is ready to buy these vehicles but at lower cost which is not possible for
manufacturer, this fight between customer and manufacturer will never going to solve if price
will going to remain high. There may be high demand of electric cars in the UK but due to price,
people mainly lower income level group are not ready to buy these vehicles (Danielis,
Giansoldati and Rotaris, 2018).
Even after impact of COVID-19, there is high demand of electric vehicle in the UK, there
are 370000 units running successful in roads. These units are mainly manufactured by Tesla; this
company is responsible to manage demand and supply of EV and Hybird vehicle. This report
will discuss background of chosen topic and will understand article presented in the report. Later
this report will discuss summary of chosen topic and provide methodology about use of electric
cars in the UK.
Presentation of both article:
The environmental and financial implication of expanding the use of electric cars:
In this article, the use of electric car is been discussed. It is very clear that electric cars are
future of vehicle, not only cars but other road vehicle such as motor cycle and cycle is rapidly
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converting into electric vehicle (The environmental and financial implications of expanding the
use of electric cars, 2021). This article investigates the impact of rechargeable vehicle on
environment and financial area, every human being known impact of fossil fuel cars on nature.
Pollution is one of the most common word, whole world is facing issue due to rapid increase
pollution and bad air quality. Nature is being badly impacted due to fossil fuel vehicle, many car
manufacturer know that earth is slowly becoming place where it will be hard to survive and the
reason is very clear, use of fossil fuel that create pollution. Electric cars rapidly taking over mind
s of customer because of certain reason such as pollution and care for nature, lower price,
changing lifestyle and demand of modernization. Each country of this world need to be strict to
overcome barrier of global warming, UK is one of those country who took major steps to bring
down impact of pollution on nature.
Impact of use of electric cars on financial area of customer is quite favourable, this article
provides clear understanding on affect of financial capacity and spending behaviour of customer.
Electric cars is being dramatically used in the UK, British customer now focusing on improving
their lifestyle by using electric cars. It is very clear that finance and budget of customer play vital
role which means this car is not common to public who spend less of vehicle mainly on
innovative or concept cars. Income level of people is quite favourable to afford electric cars but
many people doubt about reliability and durability of these cars because they have not use
electric or futurist car before (Morganti and Browne, 2018). Roads of the UK will be full of
electric cars, many electric car manufacturing company have taken over and more to come.
There is high demand of the electric vehicle and this is rapidly growing.
Presentation of second article:
Recycling of old engine vehicle to electric cars:
In this article, dynamic of electric cars is being discussed, where this article provides
clear understanding of the use of electric cars in the UK. Electric cars not only impact bigger
problem of country but this help them to solve those issue which need to be taken into account
such as global warming (Recycling of old engine vehicles to electric cars, 2021). It is very clear
that use of electric car will be future of good natural health. Electric vehicle help country to
overcome issue of pollution and this allows customer to adopt new lifestyle, although, there are
certain negative impact of electric vehicle such as use of acid fluid battery which will impact
atmosphere layer, digital technology which will impact bird and other animal. Impact on
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financial stability of buyer and many those unanswered question such as durability will become
barrier.
The biggest challenge for electric car manufacture is making cars reusable or making
battier reusable, it is very clear that every part of fossil fuel car can not be reused that means
complete degradation and reuse is not possible, there is same issue with electric car as well
because there are some part such as EV battery, ICE and internal part will impact reusing process
(Patt and et.al., 2019). But many car manufacturing company like Tesla have invented the best
way to reuse every part of electric cars, they claim these vehicles are durable enough which have
good life. Because of quality of these cars, UK government is now focusing on banning fossil
fuel car and pushing both, car manufacturer and customer to focus on the use of electric cars.
Motor Transport commission of the UK have planned to bring electric cars on the roads
of the UK, they will now focus on adopting these cars which will bring control in pollution and
bring friendliness with nature (Rasouli and Timmermans, 2016). Due of high demand of nature
safety, people are demanding electric cars at lower price, customer of auto mobile industry want
them to manufacture cars and price tag them according to spending capacity of people.
SECTION B
Summary of key findings from both articles
From the above article research it has been summarized that both the articles major
concern towards with the sustainability expansion in UK environment with use of electric cars.
Because it’s useful for environment effectiveness and also beneficial for reduce pollution. The
environmental and financial implications of expanding the use of electric cars, this article mainly
concern towards with electric source utilization and financial implication require on eclectic
vehicle explain in UK provide benefits with effective manner or not. This concern makes idea for
expansion of fund on electric car provide benefits and people engage towards with products or
not (Held and et.al., 2021). From the research articles it will be identified that electric cars has
power to control pollution but it takes higher cost as well but from the innovation application it
will be managed. So from the cost identification and continues improvement in technology has
power to produce eclectic vehicle which is beneficial within UK country for transportation
activity as well. Because UK provide multiple services to other country via uses of vehicle so its
also beneficial for other place where they transport their goods via uses of electric vehicle. Also
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its will be summarize with uses of research methodology of quantitative research that people
prefers to buying this vehicle.
Second article which is Recycling of old engine vehicles to electric cars is mainly
concern towards with the expansion of electric vehicle because fuel generate pollution and its
quantity will also continuously reduce so idea of this term scientific and vehicle manufacturer
industry has duty to concern towards with the electric vehicle expansion. This study has been
identified from the article data that innovation expansion is major essential approach. And
when innovation provide benefits like electric vehicle useful for economy, financial and
environment aspects so people have to concern towards with the buying ( Last, Agbro and
Asthana, 2021). So this article clearly provides information that when people concern, and they
do have knowledge about importance of vehicle it defiantly provides multiple benefits. For this
articles research collect data for use of electric vehicle demand identification mainly concern
towards with market research with qualitative research approach.
Comparison between academic papers
Purpose
Its major require term to develop comparison within two articles because it develop more
clarity that why it’s very important to develop known and understanding towards with the use of
electric cars in UK. Because without having proper idea of this term impacts on new variation
expansion within vehicle industry. Study of first articles which is The environmental and
financial implications of expanding the use of electric cars from this article research one this
mainly clear which is electric car takes higher charges rather than fuel or not (Jansen and et.al.,
2021). So its clear that electric cars take less income which is very useful for transportation
activity. Also next one is Recycling of old engine vehicles to electric cars this articles study
major purpose is to evaluate and focuses development towards with recycling engine for
environment sustainability via application and utilization of electric car which is very
beneficial for environment or other many more aspects. From the evaluation and facts of use of
electric cars UK it’s very clear that audience has duty to concern towards with the utilization of
uses of electric cars and manufacturing industry has responsibility to involve new practices
which makes more profound results with uses of electronic vehicle development ( Collett and
et.al., 2021).
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Methodology
Study of two articles has multiple differences but the motive of both the articles is to
expansion use of electric cars because it’s beneficial for environment, economy and for many
more aspects. In the first articles which is the environmental and financial implications of
expanding the use of electric cars researcher highly concern to develop quantitative research
methodology approach for data collection approach with numerical methods from specific
audience review within experts reviews that use of electric cars require higher cost or for their
environmental aspects to provide and develop benefits or not in UK and develop efficiency in
transportation activity or not. Also in the second article which is Recycling of old engine
vehicles to electric cars in this research researcher prefers to develop qualitative research
approach with questioner process from market research (Habla, Huwe and Kesternich, 2021).
From the collection of data with this method takes very less time and less cost which is very
beneficial term.
Result
Completion of comparison within two article it’s been analyses that both the article
concern to develop sustainability in UK environment via uses of electric vehicle effectiveness
expansion also try to concern towards with the information distribution to people that people has
to develop higher attraction towards with the application of vehicle. Also, from the research
methodology application it’s been summarized that recycling for electric cars generate and
environment effectiveness develop from expansion of electric vehicles these two articles develop
more clarity that its very important term to develop innovative things and it mainly useful for
transportation effectiveness as well.
CONCLUSION
It has been summarized form the about reflective study that the use of electric cars in UK
from the both articles it's been consisted that from the idea and knowledge of electric car benefits
people highly consider towards with the utilization and application of electric cars. From the first
articles which is the environmental and financial implications of expanding the use of electric
cars one major things which determine that electric cars beneficial of economy aspects it takes
less cost rather than fuel vehicles. Also, from the comparison within two articles one major
things which determined that both the articles has different considerations and focuses on their
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objectives of this research articles but the major thing which identified from the research
methodology that electric cars useful for transportation effectiveness in UK, also its beneficial
for economy, environmental and for many more aspects. This report has been discussed that
results and purpose define major comparison apses of both the research articles on use of electric
cars and benefits is one of the most effective approach for managing sustainability with
application of new approach which develop effectiveness in expansion and audience get also
attracts towards with the electric car effectiveness.
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