• Honna Prabhu Lingegowda B M
• Farooque Mursal
• T C Pandu

This paper focuses upon how much our environment is being affected by the use of electric vehicles. It forces us to think if electric vehicles are actually a revolutionary change or just an escape from our current environmental crisis. People have often ignored the perplexity of using an electric vehicle and are deceived by the illusion that electric vehicles are zero emission vehicles. People marginally think about the hardship of recycling the batteries and its environmental impacts. The mineral crisis that will be caused after lithium is depleted is often ignored. This paper tells us if the current electric vehicles are actually zero emission vehicles or if zero emission vehicles are just a myth. It also throws light upon about what actions should be taken to avoid a gigantic environmental crisis.

Electric vehicles, Emission, Alternate fuel, Petroleum fuel, Lithium.

"Can petroleum-powered vehicles be effectively replaced by electric vehicles? An Investigation", International Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research (www.jetir.org), ISSN:2349-5162, Vol.5, Issue 4, page no.261-268, April-2018, Available :http://www.jetir.org/papers/JETIR1804501.pdf

"Can petroleum-powered vehicles be effectively replaced by electric vehicles? An Investigation", International Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research (www.jetir.org | UGC and issn Approved), ISSN:2349-5162, Vol.5, Issue 4, page no. pp261-268, April-2018, Available at : http://www.jetir.org/papers/JETIR1804501.pdf