Electric Cars For Sale

The way automakers have rushed into developing electric cars for sale, may signal the beginning of another crisis with substantial environmental and economic cost. Lithium ion batteries that are used to power electric cars are a favorite with other industries as well. They are already being used in laptops and other electronic gadgets. Its continuously increasing demand has led industry observers to forecast a commodity crisis in the making. The heat is already being felt as prices of lithium ion batteries have steadily increased over the years, making electric cars quite expensive. If the demand keeps on increasing in such a way that it becomes difficult to keep up with the supply of lithium mineral, then prices would obviously shoot up further.

The situation calls for better research into alternative fuels. People have a tendency to stick to what is working well, without giving much thought to future. In the case of lithium, which is extracted from dried salt ponds or “salt flats”, there could be considerable damage on the ecosystem due to continued exploitation of the the Salar de Atacama in Chile, which is the world’s largest salt flat, and the development of more new sites. These are valid arguments, which are not being given enough attention in the face of the enthusiasm for the new technology and that doesn’t augur well for the future. Are the automakers with electric car plans listening?