Intelligence vs. Obstinacy: Beyond the Battle of Electric vs. Gasoline!

Many people's understanding of traditional internal combustion engine vehicles and smart electric vehicles often stops at the difference in energy sources—one using gasoline and the other using electricity. Consequently, many believe that the only advantage of electric vehicles lies in their form of energy, making them more environmentally friendly. Some even argue that electric vehicles are not environmentally friendly at all, citing the challenging disposal of old batteries. Due to these perceptions, skepticism about electric vehicles persists, leading to reluctance in purchasing and using them. However, I want to emphasize that the current state of electric vehicles might not be their final form. What will the future of electric vehicles look like, and why are numerous companies actively participating in the race to develop them? If you only consider energy sources as the difference between the two, you may overlook the future direction of motorized vehicles.

To make this issue more straightforward, let me ask you a question: How much time do you spend driving every day? One hour? Two hours? Unless you are a full-time taxi or truck driver, your daily driving time likely does not exceed two hours. For most people, it may even be just one hour. So, what is your car doing during the remaining time? Parked in a parking space, unused! In other words, more than 90% of a private car's time is actually idle. The energy consumed, carbon dioxide emitted during manufacturing, the expenses of purchasing, maintaining, and insuring the car—all for a vehicle that you use only around 10% of the time, or even less! Can this be considered an economically and environmentally friendly behavior?

In the future, if you can summon an autonomous vehicle anytime, anywhere to take you to your destination, and after you disembark, the vehicle autonomously picks up the next passenger, the utilization rate of a car significantly increases, and idle time is greatly reduced. This phenomenon has already begun with services like Airbnb, where you can share your vacant house or room with others and earn additional income. Human society's development has always pursued economies of scale to reduce costs, and now, our productivity has reached a surplus. What we need is not an abundance of goods but rather how to finely and efficiently increase utilization rates, reduce waste, and achieve environmental sustainability.

The human lifespan is too short to comprehend the entirety of human society. If you can liberate yourself from the confines of your comfortable position and observe from a broader perspective, an entirely new panorama unfolds before you. Last but certainly not least, I assert that the rise of Smart Electric Vehicles (EVs) is an unstoppable trend. It transcends a mere energy form competition; it's a clash between intelligence and obstinacy.

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