The Electric Car

Few months back I watched the documentary Who Killed the Electric Car. Recently, with all the news about car manufacturers ranging from Porshe to Rolls-Royce they are all designing electric cars. It really sheds the light how after two decades since the first electrical vehicles (EVs) had rolled out we're finally reconsidering the usage of them. A short note no the documentary itself; it shows how large TNCs especially petrol & gas companies such as Chevron have control over so many things that we don't really think about. It also shows how General Motors (GM) has been controversial in the subject of EVs. Where one day, they promote the crap out of it and consumers are like OMG I would like to do something for the environment and then the next day turn back and cut the whole project out by recalling EV1s. They ended up crushing them even though they were fully functional.

Then two months after I watched this disturbing documentary, I fell onto Ontario EV initiative. Recently in the province, adopters of plug-in hybrids and EVs were subject for a rebate program ranging from $5 000 - $8 000 CDN. So I took the liberty to look into it in more detail.  The initiative to promote the use of EVs as they strongly believed that petrol and gas isn't the way to go. On top of it they have installed eight new electric vehicle charging stations in Southern Ontario.

Anyway, although the EV industry has been crushed by oil companies who obviously don't desire the shift from the polluting to environmentally friendly option, we can be hopeful for the future. The industry is growing at a rapid pace now as the environment is no longer an issue that a common consumer can avoid. It's the little steps that we take that count. We don't have to be a strong activist of any sort, just do your part, tell some friends and the world will become a better place.