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Persuasive Speech: Electric Vehicles Xiang Li (Melissa) Speech 1 Professor Haley November 23, 21!
pers#a$e my a#$ience %ha% elec%ric vehicles are &or%h&hile Specific Purpose Statement: "o pers#a$e al%erna%ives %o fossil'f#el vehicles Introduction: Attention Getter: lec%rici%y has been applie$ %o every aspec% of o#r $aily life *e nee$ lamps %o ligh% #p in %he $ar+ an$ elec%ric mo%or can %ransla%e elec%ric energy in%o every in$#s%ries, no ecep% a#%omobile fiel$ lec%ric vehicle is one of %he $eveloping elec%ric'applie$ pro$#c% Claim: lec%ric vehicle has %he po%en%ial %o become main %ranspor%a%ion %ool in %he -ni%e$ S%a%es
$ep en$ency "he c#rren% shor%age of Significant: "he -ni%e$ S%a%es m#s% s%an$ o#% from %he oil $epen$ency oil &ill %ie %he -S on %o o%her foreign co#n%ries &here &e impor% oil from ven%#ally %he $epen$ency &ill res#l% in %errible conse.#ence if people $o no% have any al%erna%ive energy %o replace "o$ay $ay / &ill $isc#ss %he val#e of elec%ric vehicles ve hicles an$ i%s po%en%ial %o become %he main Preview: "o %ranspor%a%ion %ool in %he -ni%e$ S%a%es / &ill also eplain %he convenience %ha% elec%ric vehicles can bring %o o#r $aily life Body:
/ /n %he pas% pas% people people ha$ never %ho#gh% %ho#gh% %ha% %ha% elec%ric elec%ric vehicles vehicles can be #se$ #se$ in $aily $aily life as a %ranspor%a%ion beca#se of %he high price an$ #ns%ea$y s%rc%#re &hen i% firs% came o#% a% 1001 10 01 as a l##ry goo$s Ho&ever i% is no longer %r#e "he ba%%ery ba%%ery price of elec%ric elec%ric vehicle really really $rives %he economic economic or eample, eample, accor$ing %o or$ 4 lan M#lally, M#lally, %he elec%ric ba%%eries form or$ cos% 512, %o 516, on average, &hich ma+es almos% half of %he car price /n ar%icle the clean energy economy in three charts &ri%%en by 7an -%ech, %he cos% of elec%ric vehicle ba%%eries has $roppe$ by 6 percen% an$ i% &ill +eep $ropping, &hich ma+e %he $o&n&ar$ %en$ency of elec%ric vehicle price 8 8esi$es, 8esi$es, %he increasin increasing g %echnology %echnology &o#l$ lo&er lo&er %he cos% an$ also also pro$#ce more more efficien% vehicle /n %he ar%icle As battery prices drop, drop, will electric cars finally catch *ashing%on Pos% by 8ra$ Pl#mer, %he cos% of 59 59 per +ilo&a%%'ho#r on p#blishe$ on *ashing%on %o$ay can be re$#ce$ %o 52:+&h in 22 an$ 516:+&h in 226, &hich ma$e a %o%ally $ifference in %he en%ire a#%omobile in$#s%ry Ho&ever, Ho&ever, even elec%ric energy cos% same as gas, %here are s%ill a h#ge amo#n% money can be save$ &hen $rive an elec%ric vehicle con%ras% from department of energy and the environment protection a n elec%ric cars can be %ransla%e$ %o r#n %he agency sho&s %ha% ;6< of energy s%ore$ in an vehicle &hile only 2< of energy en ergy s%ore$ in conven%ional cars are ac%#ally #se$ "herefore %he inheren% efficien% elec%ric vehicles has %he %o%al %a+e %he a$van%ages
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Argument "here=s no% eno#gh charging s%a%ion CounterArgument rom bsco Hos% $a%abase, an essay 8 states teaming up support electric cars &ri%%en by Ma%%he& *al$ repor%e$ %ha% %here are 0 s%a%es incl#$ing alifornia an$ Ne& >or+ >or+ in %he -ni%e$ S%a%es are no& %eaming #p %o s#ppor% lec%ric cars "he bigges% obs%acles %o o&ning an elec%ric cars, %he #n$er$evelopmen% ne%&or+ of charging s%a%ions, is going be remove$ beca#se %hey are b#il$ing #p more p#blic charging s%a%ions an$ &or+place an$ family resi$ency may be b e re.#ire$ %o ins%all chargers
v ehicles ma$e i% compe%i%ive Internal Summary!Preview: Since %he $evelopmen% in elec%ric vehicles &i%h reg#lar fossil cars, &e &ill no& loo+ a% %he po%en%ial in %his fiel$ %ha% elec%ric vehicle &o#l$ even%#ally become %he preference or people // Mos% of %he %ime %ime people ignore %he long %erm benefi% benefi% b#% only foc#s on %he shor% shor% %erm cos% lec%ric vehicles seems %o cos% more &hen people p#rchase b#% %hese money &o#l$ easily %o be earne$ bac+ /n a long %erm, elec%ric vehicles &ill save m#ch more cash an$ energy %han conven%ional car cos% (vis#al (vis#al ai$: compare compare of elec%ric elec%ric car can conven%ional conven%ional cars) lec%ric lec%ric vehicles vehicles has a sligh%ly 53'6 higher price %han mi$$le class conven%ional vehicles Ho&ever af%er %he calc#la%ing &e can concl#$e %ha%, $e$#c% %he $ifference in %he ini%ial price, &e can s%ill save a% leas% 3 $ollar $o llar if yo# pay for a 9'mon%h car loan an$ save more %han 51 each mon%h af%er %ha% 8 8esi 8esi$e $es, s, in in %he %he 211 211 S%a%e S%a%e of %he -nion a$$ress, a$$ress, -S Presi$en% 8arac+ 4bama enco#rage$ 4bama enco#rage$ people %o re$#ce $epen$ence on oil, a one%ime #se so#rce %ha% facing %he shor%age in %he ear%h ccor$ing %o %he ar%icle the clean energy economy in three charts &ri%%en by 7an -%ech, %he epec% impor% re$#ce on oil in 226 &o#l$ be 22 million barrels per $ay an$ re$#ce 42 emission by 9 billion me%ric %ons Argument lec%ric vehicles #se less f#el b#% pro$#cing %hem s%ill poll#%e &as%e "hey cancel o#% %he effor% %herefore %here is no help %o re$#cing global &arming by $riving elec%ric vehicles CounterArgument "he green ac%ion &e $o no& s#ch as #sing L7 ligh%s an$ re$#ce ir con$i%ioner #sage canno% $irec%ly re$#ce global &arming Ho&ever, &e sho#l$ $o as m#ch as &e can Internal Summary!Preview: No& %ha% &e have learn %he val#es of elec%ric vehicles an$ also %he po%en%ial %o become %he main %ranspor%a%ion of -ni%e$ S%a%e$, le%=s le%=s no& see &ha% else benefi% can elec%ric vehicles bring %o #s
/// lec%ric vehicles can no% only save money an$ re$#ce %he environmen% poll#%ion, %hey can also increase %he co#n%ry economy by saleing o#%si$e of %he co#n%ry an$ provi$e convenience for college s%#$en%s "he increasing increasing sales sales &o#l$ bring bring #p %he #nemploymen% #nemploymen% ra%e ra%e an$ increase increase %he economic /n %he ar%icle electric vehicles are worthwhile alternatives to fossil fuel
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vehicles on opposing vie&poin%s, Nissan sol$ o#% %he preor$er &ai%ing lis% of all elec%ric Leaf se$an in 21 an$ i% is epec%e$ %o be sol$ na%ion&i$e
8 s a ci%y college college s%#$en% s%#$en% no&, o#r nee$s of %ranspor %ranspor%a%i %a%ion on is barely go %o school, school, &or+ an$ &ee+en$ even% ev en% Ho&ever if &e plan %o %ransfer, %here is $ifferen% camp#s par+ing si%#a%ion small an$ chargeable vehicles can easily sa%isfie$ sa%isfie$ o#r nee$ 8esi$es beca#se of %he smaller space %a+en, i% is easier %o par+ especially &hen %here is a big mess in %he par+ing lo% n$ also here a% P, camp#s par+ing lo% even provi$es charging an$ par+ing spo% for elec%ric vehicles o&ners Argument /f elec%ric vehicles have s#ch val#e an$ benefi%, &hy %here are s%ill %ha% m#ch conven%ional vehicles on %he s%ree%? CounterArgument basically %he elec%ric vehicles has recen%ly $evelope$ since 20, %herefore i% %a+es %ime b#% i% &ill be %he main %ranspor%a%ion even%#ally Conclusion:
/n revie&, %he benefi% %he elec%ric vehicles can bring %o #s &or%h %he sligh% higher ini%ial price %hese vehicle cos% /% is %he s#i%able choice for a clean an$ green co#n%ry "estate Claim: s a par% of -ni%e$ S%a%es, &e all have %he responsibili%y %o crea%e a clean an$ green environmen% for #s an$ also o#r o# r ne% genera%ion 4#r ancien% lef% %hese goo$ so#rces for #s, no& i% is %he %ime %ha% &e $evo%e $ evo%e o#r effor% %o b#il$ a be%%er plane% n$ all %hese effor% can easily s%ar% a% $riving an elec%ric vehicle
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