The internal combustion engine in motor vehicles should be banned.

"While possibly a good idea in theory, there is no way it would ever work in reality. Con Bare assertion. "The word "banned" is far to vague. Does this mean that any vehicle that runs off of a combustion engine is now illegal? Or simply that car makers will not be allowed to put combustion engines in their cars in the future?" Con There was no time-frame in the resolution. Therefore, a reasonable time-frame should be assumed. For instance, if the combustion engine was to be banned by law, there would be a three year delay for manufacturing of combustion engines and ten year for existing engines. In other words if congress passed this law today, manufacturers would have three years to adjust and users ten. Similar to phasing out incandescent light bulbs. "The incandescent light bulb has been around since the late 1800s, but the venerable technology"s dominance seems just about over. On January 1, 2014, in keeping with a law passed by Congress in 2007, the old familiar tungsten-filament 40- and 60-watt incandescent light bulbs can no longer be manufactured in the U.S., because they don"t meet federal energy-efficiency standards." [2] Note the resolution is not about what constitutes a reasonable amount of transition time, this is about whether or not the internal combustion engine should be banned or not. "Obviously, recalling the 2.5 million cars in the United States is ridiculously implausible, so, assuming you mean the latter, this too would be far too difficult." Con No recalls, instead cars would be converted to electric cars. Since ten or so years would be allowed for transition time many people wouldn't want to keep their old car anyways. "Basically, electric conversion involves removing the entire internal combustion engine from a vehicle, installing an electric motor in its place, and also adding a large bank of batteries. A conversion will cost you about $6000 in parts, and about $1000-$3000 for batteries and installation." [3]. "The oil industry is enormous, and if we remove its main source of income, thousands of jobs would be lost." Con True, but we shouldn't put jobs over human life. Besides that's part of the reason there would be a reasonable transition period. "A new study has linked car exhaust fumes to autism. Researchers at the University of Southern California found that exposure to air pollution in a child's early years may be associated with an increased risk of autism." [4]. "Air pollution 'kills 7 million people a year' "[5]. Would Con really put the jobs of oil workers above 7 million human lives? "Also, electric cars, the only realistic alternative, are very unreliable and require charging ports, which in of themselves would stack thousands of dollars upon the US economy." Con Bare assertion. There are plenty of alternative modes of transportation. Trains, buses, bicycles, walking, and the electric car. Pro contends that electric car are reliable. [6]. In the documentary who Killed the Electric car many positive testimonies are given to the reliability of the EV1 an electric car. Thus Pro has given proof that electric cars are reliable. "The EV1 was a marvel of engineering, absolutely the best electric vehicle anyone had ever seen. Built by GM to comply with California's zero-emissions-vehicle mandate, the EV1 was quick, fun, and reliable. "[7] In the same article "battery technology at the time was nowhere near ready to replace the piston-powered engine. " [7] Which isn't true as seen in [6] the battery had plenty of range. Most people simply don't drive that far each day. "The national average, one-way daily commute is 25.5 minutes" [8]. "The NiMH EV1 had an EPA certified range of 140 miles on a charge; none of the EV1 lessees complained about the range. So if the customer wants the car, despite what someone else says, why not sell it to them?" [9]. If the commute average is 25.5 minutes and the EV1 has a range of 140 miles a person would have to travel at about 280 miles per hour to run out of charge within 25.5 minutes. 140 miles is plenty of range for the vast majority. Building charging ports would create jobs and boost the economy. Summary, the internal combustion engine in motor vehicles should be banned. The combustion engine could be phased out slowly like incandescent light bulbs. Air pollution causes deaths and possibly autism. Electric cars are reliable and then are plenty of other modes of transportation. Finally building of charging posts would create jobs boosting the economy. Links 2. http://energyblog.nationalgeographic.com... 3. http://www.treehugger.com... 4. http://www.globalpost.com... 5. http://www.theguardian.com... 6. http://www.imdb.com... 7. http://content.time.com... 8. http://www.usatoday.com... 9. http://www.ev1.org...