5 Electric Vehicle Myths Busted!

As with every new technology, its adoption surrounds a plethora of doubts and criticisms that need to be clarified before the tech is widely accepted. Here are some of the myths around electric vehicles that we attempt at debunking

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Being used to owning, driving and traveling in conventional internal combustion or fossil fuel-powered cars, we have become accustomed to their workings. With that comes some amount of trouble shooting in the event of a malfunction and in the century of their existence, we’ve also become accustomed to working our way around these issues. In contrast, the mainstream application of electric vehicles is still a fairly new concept thus it’s only natural to face a number of apprehensions adopting and adapting to this new tech. But are these doubts pure facts that we should be worried about or mere fiction that our overly critical minds have conjured over time? The subject beckons delving deeper.

1. ELECTRIC VEHICLES CAN’T WADE WATER, THERE’S ALWAYS A RISK OF ELECTROCUTION

The truth couldn’t be far off from this myth. A vehicle is designed to be operated in a variety of conditions and needless to say that they will inevitably be exposed to weather that’ll include extremes of temperatures and moisture levels.