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Created: 2023-12-08T11:56:00

What are conventional vehicles? And why do we have to move away from it? What are alternative fuel vehicles anyway? These are the questions me and my teammates will be covering today.

Let's talk about conventional vehicles. These are powered by traditional internal combustion engines using gasoline or diesel. They rely on the combustion of fossil fuels to generate power. Most of the vehicles on the road today, in Bangladesh, are of this category. There are a few problems with it though,

1. Finite source of energy. Unlike the human race, which can go on and on for hundreds or thousands if not billions of years, fossil fuel is limited and one day, will finish or at least cannot be extracted economically at a given price.
2. Environmental concerns. Of the total 51 billion tons of emission per year, 16% come from cars. You may be tempted to see that electricity accounts for 26% on the same matter, but we will get to it soon.
3. High oil prices. Oil prices are subject constant fluctuations due to variety of factors influenced by both global and local conditions. And that change is not on the verge of decreasing.

Then what is the solution? Alternative fuel vehicle. It refers to motor vehicles that uses technology powering an engine that does not solely involve petroleum. Notable such technologies include but not limited to

1. Electric cars
2. Hybrid cars
3. Solar powered vehicles

We will be focusing on the first two for today. I will leave it to my teammate to Kaif to talk about the first approach, electric cars.

In closing, the choice to embrace electric or hybrid vehicles isn't just a technological shift; it's a collective commitment to a more sustainable and eco-friendly way forward. As we navigate this evolving landscape, let us all be drivers of positive change, steering towards a future where our wheels are truly green and our impact on the planet is minimized.

Citations: Peak oil - Wikipedia