Mobilize Electric Cars
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Provided by: Project Drawdown|Published on: January 26, 2024
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Synopsis
- This article explores the differences between electric cars and conventional CO2-emitting cars and the potential environmental and economic benefits possible if electric car adoption increases.
- Students will learn that electric cars are a viable climate solution despite some barriers keeping people from buying them.
Subjects: Earth and Space Sciences, Economics
Authors: Project Drawdown
Region: Global
Languages: English
Teaching Materials
Positives
- This article is thorough and acknowledges issues this solution may cause, such as battery production and disposal.
- This article includes data from the International Energy Agency (IEA) and the International Council on Clean Transport (ICCT).
Prerequisites
- Students should know how CO2 emissions impact the environment.
- It may benefit students to understand the concept of range within the context of electric cars.
- Some students, especially ELL students, may need content-specific terms defined before reading the article.
- Students without prior knowledge about electric vehicles may benefit from watching a video or hearing an explanation about them before they read the article.
Differentiation & Implementation
- Students can use this article for a persuasive essay on the advantages of electric cars and why governments should use financial incentives to increase consumer demand for these cars.
- To assess prior knowledge, the teacher can ask the class questions about electric cars before reading the article.
- This article can supplement a lesson on various green technologies and how to implement them.
- Students in civics classes can brainstorm policies to increase the adoption of electric vehicles.
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Project Drawdown
Project Drawdown is a nonprofit organization that seeks to help the world reach “drawdown”—the future point in time when levels of greenhouse gases in the atmosphere stop climbing and start to steadily decline. Cities, universities, corporations, philanthropies, policymakers, communities, educators, activists, and more turn to Project Drawdown as they look to advance effective climate action. Project Drawdown resources for educators include the database of Drawdown Solutions, educational video series Climate Solutions 101, the Drawdown Stories initiative, and more.
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