When people mention about electric vehicles, the first thing comes into our mind is how far an electric vehicle could go and how efficient an electric vehicle could be. We never think electric vehicle can do any other things besides travelling, since vehicles in our mindset is only transportation. However, there is a recent news show that electrical vehicles can provide power to an office building as well.
According to the article from Japan Daily Press, Hofilena mentions that “Nissan has carried out a successful early field test of a system that will allow companies to regulate their electricity bills using the batteries of Nissan Leafs used by their staff to commute to work.” It shows that electric vehicles are multipurpose; it is not only a kind of transportation. In the article, he also mentions that it only needs 6 Nissan Leafs to cut the peak-hour electricity of a building by 2.5 percent. In other words, it could save around $4800 in electricity costs.
I believe that it is a great news to everyone because all of us know that the cost of electricity is a huge portion of our daily expenses and electricity is a necessary need. For a company, if all the employees or employers drive electric vehicles to work, they will be able to enjoy all the benefits from electric vehicles as I have mentioned in my previous posts. They can also be able to save electricity for the office. That is totally a win-win situation for everyone. Furthermore, it is more environmentally friendly, which is the main mission for our generations.
If you have followed my posts, you would know about that all the advantages of driving electric vehicles. And I have also showed the solutions for the tough question about charging electric vehicles while traveling in long distances. There is an article from USA Today found out that, “If all the drivers switched, the country could save 15 billion gallons of gasoline each year, as much as was burned last year in California, the nation’s top motoring state. Also, the reduce gas use would cut greenhouse gas emissions and save $33 billion in gas costs.” It pointed out that electric vehicles could really make a big different to our environment.
For all the advantages and articles that I have mentioned to you on electric vehicles, I believe there is no reason to drive engine cars but not electric vehicles. Therefore, I encourage everyone to drive electric vehicles in order to get more benefits and protect our environment.
Sources:
http://japandailypress.com/six-nissan-leaf-all-electric-vehicles-power-an-office-building-1140783/
http://www.usatoday.com/story/money/cars/2013/12/12/survey-electric-cars/3999453/