Austin Carver

Adam Padgett
English 102
April 4, 2016
Tesla Motors
Climate change is a major issue in the world today. It is a fact that the world in the last 30
years has experienced the warmest 30-year period over the last 1400 years. By emitting carbon
dioxide into the atmosphere, automobiles are one of the factors causing our ozone layer to
disappear which in result is making the temperatures rise. The raise in temperature is causing so
many other issues in the world today. Such as the melting ice caps in the artic. One car company,
however, is attempting to revolutionize this industry to help the environment. Tesla Motors is
revolutionizing the car industry which will result in positive benefits for the environment in the
long run. Tesla Motors will revolutionize the car industry, changing its culture from gas to
electric powered vehicles, through their charging stations, their batteries, and their ability to
inspire rival car companies to create their own full electric vehicles.
Tesla Motors is a relatively new car company that was founded in 2003. Tesla was
founded by a group of engineers in Silicon Valley who believed electric cars could positively
benefit the environment and could be better than gasoline powered cars. Even though they have
not been around a long time, Tesla has come a long way. Tesla Motors is a motor vehicle
company that specializes specifically in zero emission electric cars. Zero emission means the car
produces no harmful gas, such as carbon dioxide, into the atmosphere. Tesla was the first ever
completely zero emission car and has since built on that car. Now instead of just having the car
they have also introduced electric car charging stations and even a solar powered generator for

peoples homes. Tesla keeps making new innovations everyday to better prepare the world for a
future in electric cars.
The Tesla Charging station is revolutionizing the car industry and is going to have great
positive benefits for the environment. Alongside their electric vehicle, Tesla has also started
creating charging stations for their customers. These charging stations are more important than
most people understand. As many people know, a major issue for why people dont want to buy
an electric car is because they are worried about taking trips and not being able to reach their
house to charge their cars. Tesla is attempting to get rid of this fear entirely by placing these
stations in as many places as possible. One source says Therefore it may be the case that range
anxiety could be alleviated by a pervasive network of fast systems capable of recharging vehicles
in 15 to 20 minutes (Professional engineering, pg.45) If you look around in a parking garage
in a city you will already see some electric charging stations. These stations were created to
destroy that worry of not being able to make it back to their house. It has recently been noted that
a family has officially driven across the entire country using just the power stations This theory
is already being implemented in China. A person can drive a Tesla vehicle from the northern
most city of China to the southern most city of China without having to worry about turning
around. The importance of this is astonishing because people who have range anxiety will not
have to worry about having to make it back to their house because these charging stations are
planning on being all over the world. In Teslas Public Charging Stations Connect Sothern and
Northern China the author is showing the audience how china is now connected with these
stations. The author states The public charging station network that connects 100-odd cities in
the country will enable Tesla electric auto drivers to travel all the way from Shenzhen, southern
Chinas economic hub, to the northeastern industrial city of Harbin, passing through major cities

such as Shanghai and Beijing. (China Today, pg.11) The only issue with this theory right now is
that the Tesla owners would have to drive through the bigger cities to charger. Luckily, Tesla is
slowly producing more and more of these stations and eventually no one will have to worry
about trying to find a charging station because they will be around every corner. Because of this,
the charging stations are revolutionizing the car industry and has the potential to shift the nation
to a more electric car culture. The charging stations are also saving the environment. These
charging stations are one hundred percent solar powered. Therefore, they are not harming the
environment in any way. If enough people switch over to electric cars like Tesla, the environment
could actually benefit drastically. These stations would cause a reduce in carbon dioxide gas
which is harmful for the environment. This reduction will is why the charging stations are good
for the environment.
The Tesla battery is revolutionizing the car industry and is going to save the environment.
The Tesla battery is a lot different than any other electric cars battery. Out of all of the electric
cars, Teslas battery is able to run for the most miles. In Its the Battery the author talks about
the Tesla battery compared to others. He states Moving up the driving range to 300 miles is the
Model S from Tesla Motors (Milo, pg.6). Milo is comparing the distance that can be travelled
between Tesla and other electric cars like The Nissan Leaf. Tesla is able to travel the furthest out
of any of the electric vehicles. This is truly revolutionizing the car industry. Tesla Motors has set
the bar for miles per charge and everyone is trying to catch up to them. Tesla set a standard and
now everyone else either has to catch up or fall behind. Their battery life is an example of how
Tesla Motors is revolutionizing the car industry. The battery is not only revolutionizing; it is also
environmentally friendly. The battery means the car is completely zero emission and does not
harm the environment. This revolutionary battery is new of its kind and works like no other. One

of my sources Transatlantic alliance produces 'first performance electric' car by James Griffiths
talks directly about the battery and how it works the way it does. Griffiths says The zeroemissions Tesla Roadster uses an energy storage system (ESS) unique to Tesla, with 6,831 liquid
cooled lithium-ion cells comprising its 408 kg battery. (Griffiths, pg.8). This is just a factual
quote that is explaining how exactly the car battery works. Essentially this is the science behind
the zero emission Tesla battery. The battery and the distance are revolutionizing the environment
because other car companies see the Tesla battery as a competitor. This causes them to try to
compete against it which could ultimately change the car industry.
Tesla is lastly revolutionizing the car industry which is helping the environment by
inspiring other car companies to follow in their footsteps. Tesla may not even know they are
doing it but they indirectly causing other car companies to compete with them creating their own
zero emission cars. Most companies are typically trying to keep up with their competition. This
is the case for the car industry. Tesla is far more advanced in electric cars and everyone else
seems to be trying to catch up. Not only are Tesla vehicles the most advanced electric cars, they
are more advanced than most of the gasoline powered cars. Teslas can accelerate from 0 to 60 I
just 3.7 seconds. This is a lot faster and more advanced than most cars. Major car companies
such as Nissan, Toyota, and Ford are already on their way with semi electric cars. Then you have
other car companies like Porsche who have already created their own fully electric vehicle.
While it is still nothing compared to the Tesla, it is a giant step for electric vehicles. In High
Performance Goes Green Martha Thomas shows how these companies are attempting to keep
up with Tesla by providing their own electric cars. Thomas states Now boutique manufacturers
like California-based Fisker and Tesla, along with such storied marques as Porsche and Mercedes
AMG, are racing to prove that electricity and alternative fuels can power a sports car just as well

as conventional systems. (Thomas, pg.108) She is showing that other car companies are at least
attempting to keep up with the electric phase by producing their own hybrid sports car. None of
this would be happening if Tesla was not around forcing car companies to evolve. The constant
pressure of knowing Tesla is running the electric show is causing other car companies to join in
so they are not left behind. The importance behind this is that if every car company begins
making their own electric cars, the environment could be majorly affected. People can say that
this is because of Teslas improvement on the zero emission car that has caused all of the other
car companies to step up their own game. Tesla producing their zero emission vehicle is causing
the revolutionizing of the car industry.
Even with the facts that are given about Tesla, there are still people who are against them.
One of the major claims people have against Tesla is highlighted in Selling Teslas Wont Do
Much for the Environment by Mike Ocrutt. Mike states But while having more EVs might
help China reach its transportation goals, it probably won't help the environment, given the
country's reliance on coal for more than 70 percent of its electricity (Ocrutt, pg.19). Like I
mentioned earlier, Ocrutt forgot to mention the fact that Tesla is providing the public with solar
powered charging stations. On top of placing the stations across the nation, they are also solar
powered. This means that no coal plants are being used and no harmful gasses are being
produced. So in fact, Teslas being used in China will not have negative effects if the charging
stations are placed everywhere. Ocrutt also states Electric vehicles could help clear the air in
Chinese cities, many of which have dangerous levels of pollution (Ocrutt, pg.19) Tesla may not
be able to change the fact that the majority of energy is being produced from coal plants, but they
are helping as much as they can. When the world is slowly getting hotter, every little company
like Tesla is contributing to the cause. Ocrutt even says himself that Tesla will help the cities of

China. Another issues people are finding with Tesla is their battery. Tesla cars are currently
having safety issues where the batteries are catching fire after being in some sort of accident. In
Another Fire Raises Questions For Tesla Jaclyn Trop talks about these instances and the reason
behind why they are happening. She says For the third time in six weeks, a Tesla Model S was
destroyed by a fire after its battery was damaged, prompting new questions over the design of its
advanced lithium-ion batteries. (Trop, pg.) This is an issue that majorly effected Teslas stock
market and caused them to lose money. People were attempting to say that the issue started with
the fact that the battery was too close to the ground. Tesla immediately responded saying that
accidents happen all the time and cars catch on fire all them time. A specialist said Fires
happen when cars crash,'' said Michelle Krebs, senior analyst for industry researcher
Edmunds.com. ''It's a high-profile company, and the more cars on the road, the higher the odds of
an incident. (Trop, pg.1)'' This is an elaborate way of saying cars will catch fire no matter what.
Another specialist in the same article said one way to potentially fix the problem would be to add
more protection for the battery. He said ''The obvious engineering fix would be to add a safety
shield. With Tesla, there is some protection there. They just need a better shield.'' Simply put,
Tesla does not need a new battery, they need a better protected battery.
Tesla Motors is revolutionizing the car industry which is in return helping the
environment. Most people understand and know that climate change is a big issue in the world
today. Tesla is just a small company doing all they can to stop carbon dioxide emission. Through
innovations like their charging stations and their battery, Tesla is changing the entire automobile
industry by creating these environmentally friendly cars. In a few years or so, everyone may be
driving their very own fully electric car to work. That is only if car companies like Tesla continue
to revolutionize the car industry, ultimately, benefitting the environment.

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