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ELECTRIC VEHICLES
Sometimes we hear that hydrogen vast improvement on employment though both technologies are not
is the true and only zero emission rates. Families could increase their dependent on each other, electric
solution. Yet, also hydrogen needs to purchasing power when they no cars are better candidates to become
be produced. If we produce hydrogen longer need to depend on imported self-driving cars. Autonomous cars
with natural gas there is no advantage oil products. depend on electronics for their
as far as greenhouse gases go. So control. It therefore makes sense to
you need to produce hydrogen from “ELECTRIFICATION OF TRANSPORT equip them with an electric motor.
sustainable energy sources such as GENERATES EMPLOYMENT AND The autonomous vehicles, which we
wind, sun or water. But the problem is REDUCES OIL DEPENDENCY” can expect on the market the coming
that you need three times more wind It is suggested however that loss of decades, need different charging
turbines to drive a hydrogen-powered income from duties and taxes on infrastructure then the electric vehicles
car in comparison to a battery-electric diesel and petrol will negatively impact which are coming onto the market
vehicle. government budgets. But this does now. The self-driving car from 2050
not take into account improved air will seek its own charging point when
HOW DO ELECTRIC VEHICLES quality. Improved air quality will have it needs to and charging points will
AFFECT OUR ECONOMY? a positive effect on the health budget. therefore be organised differently
Research indicates that the Less expenses for health care, but also and in other locations, allowing smart
electrification of our transport cleaning of monuments and historical grid operations. It will be no longer
system would generate one million buildings for example. These are not necessary to own a car but define your
additional jobs in Europe in 2030 and wild guesses. MOBI developed an needs. In your smartphone you plan
double in 2050. These jobs relate ‘External Cost Calculator’, which can your car, like you plan other items in
to the production of components provide well-founded data. Policy your agenda. At 7am a fully charged
for electric vehicles. But they also makers can use these to make better- vehicle will be waiting on your door
relate to new services, such as informed decisions. step. When you return, the car will
charging infrastructure for example. return to its automated charging
Electrification is also positive to reduce WHAT WILL OUR VEHICLE FLEET station.
our oil dependency. The import of LOOK LIKE IN 2050?
oil costs the European economy one Apart from electric cars, self-driving WILL ELECTRIC DRIVING CAUSE
billion euro per day. Investing this in or autonomous vehicles will have POWER SHORTAGES?
our own economies could mean a made their appearance by 2050. Even Suppose that 10% of our fleet would
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