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My family has a total of 8 cars, 7 of them are gasoline cars and 1 of them is an electric car. The electric car is called a Chevrolet Volt and belongs to my mom. In 2012, my mom decided that she wanted to buy a new car. She wanted something different, something out of the ordinary. When visiting the Chevrolet dealership, the sales person showed her the Chevrolet Volt. After hearing that the car was 100 percent electric and used no gasoline at all from the sales person, my mom became interested. This sparked an interest in my mom because her previous car was gasoline, and she always complained about having to pay so much for gasoline and the smell of the gasoline engine. Next my mom decided to take it for a test drive in order to see if she liked the car or not. Afterwards she was attached to the car because you could just charge the battery and go, no need for gasoline. She also liked how quiet the car was, but it still had plenty of power to be driven onto a highway. My mom bought the car from the dealership and ended up driving that car home from the dealership the same day. After purchasing the car, it started a debate between my mom and me that would end up lasting for months. She believed that electric cars where more efficient and harmless to the earth’s environment
After owning the car for a couple months, my mom began to love the car even more. She loved the car so much that she was trying to convince my dad to sell his gasoline car for an electric car. After hearing this I jumped in and started trying to persuade my dad not to listen to my mom and not to buy an electric car. I then started debating with my mom about which type of car was better. I told her that gasoline car are better because they have more power than an...

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...it would be made by Ford Motor Company. In 1908 Ford introduced its first car called the Model T. Ford produced and sold more than 15 million Model T’s from 1908 till 1927 (Kerr 2). By 1951 Ford was building cars with AC and air bags had been invented. AC provide the consumer cold air while driving in the summer and air bags were designed for protection when a crash occurred. Then in 2009 Ford introduces back up cameras and park assist (Kerr 3). These features made it easier for the consumer to park their car without crashing into things. Gasoline cars have become very popular and continue to grow each year. It is estimated that in 2013 there was about 244 million vehicles on the road in just the United States alone (Woodcock 1). On Average, a household in the United States that has normal driving habits will use around 142 gallons of gasoline per year (Woodcock 1).

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