Driving in an electric car like Tesla brings new habits which translate into advantages that will each have more or less importance depending on the use that is reserved for the machine.
ADVANTAGES
Economy in use
On average, driving 100 kilometers in an electric car costs around 2 dollars in electricity, compared to 7.50 dollars in fuel with an equivalent diesel model or 11.50 dollars if it is a gasoline vehicle.
With such an equation, the more kilometers you will achieve per year, the more financially interesting driving will be. An advantage that will be much more marked if you produce your own electricity. On the other hand, if you have to recharge at pay stations open to electromobility, we could find situations where mathematically it would be more expensive to travel by electric, certain recharging networks practicing dissuasive prices. It's up to you to avoid them when possible.
Reliability
On an electric vehicle, wearing parts that need to be changed regularly is limited. The tires and that's almost all since we normally wear much less brake linings!
With fewer moving parts, the electric motor can accumulate hundreds of thousands of kilometers without failing, the battery packs being managed efficiently, the overall reliability of EVs is incomparable compared to thermal models. Hence maintenance savings which are added to those on energy per use.
Silent operation
For music lovers, the quiet operation of an electric car translates into increased enjoyment of listening to favorite music tracks. However, this is just a detail in the face of the overall driving comfort, which creates an atmosphere in the passenger compartment that is both more conducive to discussions and more relaxing on arrival. Confusing, perhaps at first, but not at all disabling for driving, since the lack of a conventional gearbox eliminates the aural attention to be paid to engine speed to change gears.
Global environmental impact
Overall, the impact of electric vehicles on the environment and public health is much better than that of thermal models. However, it is dependent on: the supply chain for raw materials, the manufacture of vehicle components, the electrical source for recharging ,recharge solaire, the use of the vehicle, its recycling at the end of its life.
The various actors concerned by these different points are active, sometimes under pressure from Europe and NGOs. What we can say, however, is that in its path, an electric car does not emit chemical pollutants and does not emit CO2. There remains the case of fine particles which you will find below in the disadvantages.
No traffic restrictions
The pollution episodes of summer 2018 highlighted the extension of traffic restrictions to more and more cities. After the ZCRs (reduced traffic zones), Nicolas Hulot and Elisabeth Borne, respectively Minister of Ecological and Inclusive Transition and Minister in charge of Transport, announced several avenues to fight against pollution, by developing, within a partnership between local communities and the State, ZFEs (low emission zones).
Because they do not emit chemical pollutants in their path, electric vehicles are a key entry, when many thermal cars will be increasingly excluded from city centers.
Potentially facilitated full energy
For those who have a means of domestic recharging and mainly use their car for relatively small and medium daily trips, recharging their electric only takes the time to connect it to the network when arriving at home in the evening and for reverse the operation the next morning. Or a few tens of seconds!
In some homes, the time savings can be considerable, since this ritual avoids trips or detours which are sometimes important when it is necessary to go to a service station to fill the fuel tank. The scenario can, in certain cases, exceed the hour, if one also includes the waiting time at the pump, that of filling, then that to settle at the cash desk. Some managers now even require you to come there for the first time before serving.
Promotes the development of renewable energies and the stability of networks
Because the beneficial effects of converting the rolling stock to electricity must be maximized, various professional players - including energy companies - and public authorities (Europe, government), imagine smart grid scenarios and architectures that increase the efficiency of electricity production from intermittent renewable sources.
EV batteries then become storage units that recover the excess flow, to do the opposite when the demand for electricity is greater than green production. These are the main lines of the principle of V2H (Vehicle to Home), V2B (Vehicle to Building) and V2G (Vehicle to Grid), which apply respectively to the scale of a dwelling, a building, or national electricity grid.