Opinion: Why the cars of our self-driving future will be electric


A self-driving E-Golf car by Volkswagen in Hamburg, Germany. Sceptics believe self-driving technology will have a serious impact on an electric car’s range and degrade batteries; optimists think improvements in technology will likely mitigate much of that trade-off. — Reuters

Cars aren’t going away any time soon. So the ultimate green move will be combining two emerging technologies: autonomous driving and fully electric cars. Autonomy brings efficiency in driving and battery use, while electric cars drastically cut emissions, fuel costs and maintenance.

Even so, a rift has developed within the automobile industry about the best way to move forward. Sceptics believe self-driving technology will have a serious impact on an electric car’s range and degrade batteries; optimists think improvements in technology will likely mitigate much of that trade-off.

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