We currently live in a world where the addiction to fossil based fuels has led to global warming, constant smog alerts in California, and the tightening of emissions from new vehicles.

As we look towards the future of the planet, renewable energy sources need to be found in which they dont harm the environment as fossil fuels currently do. This research paper looks at the feasibility of electric vehicles as a source of saving ourselves from doing more damage to the environment.

A comparison in both financial viability for the day to day running of vehicles on the vehicles listed below show how well the electric vehicle could perform and mostly outperform current and other future technologies in the automotive renewable energy market.

• 2007 Toyota Corolla Sedan (Petrol Combustion Engine)
• 2007 Toyota Prius (Petrol Electric Hybrid)
• 2007 Honda FCX (Hydrogen Fuel Cell)
• 2008 Tesla Roadster (Electric Vehicle)

The study will also look at the emissions created from each of these vehicles for every kilometer driven, this will show how each car damages the environment slowly.

The company has been relying on fossil fuelled engined vehicles for far too long and have neglected to research and develop a renewable energy sourced vehicle which would be safer for the environment, be a forefront in automotive design excellence, and be more cost effective to run than most current vehicles.

The choice between hybrids, electric vehicles, fuel cells, green fuels such as bio-diesel, ethanol, methanol are becoming greater as technology improves. With all these choices a selection of viable possibilites must be chosen as to which direction is taken for the company.