DRIVERS have been issued an urgent warning regarding serious problems with electric cars
Electric vehicle technology is improving at a rapid pace, with a wider choice of cars and advancements in overall range, battery efficiency and public charging availability.
But although electrification of the global vehicle fleet brings less pollution, there is also cause for concern.
EV's are by no means perfect and there are some issues which appear to be putting a real dampener on increasing sales, reports NewScientist.
The motor expert says that their size and weight can reduce efficiency.
And their larger batteries also require more raw minerals, like cobalt and lithium, putting extra pressure on already stretched global supplies.
“The trend towards larger cars is definitely not desirable at all,” says Brand.
He suggests new policies to encourage people to opt for smaller EVs may be needed, such as hiking taxes for electric SUVs.
But he says that this would be "unpopular with policy-markers" as they would fear losing votes.
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