Electric and hybrid vehicles in urban traffic

Električni i hibridni automobili su potrebni u vrijeme klimatskih promjena zbog svog pozitivnog utjecaja na okoliš u smislu smanjenja emisije stakleničkih plinova. U urbanom prometu ne stvaraju veliku buku, konstrukcijski su jednostavni i lako primjenjivi. Uz njihove prednosti dolaze i njihovi nedostatci u vidu cijene, slabo razvijene infrastrukture za punjenje energetski učinkovitih vozila, skupocjena zamjena baterija i recikliranje istih može dovesti u pitanje zdravlje okoliša. U radu je napravljena SWOT analiza koja se odnosi na električna i hibridna vozila u vidu njihovih prednosti tj. snaga, slabosti, prilika i opasnosti tj. prijetnji. SWOT analiza je korisna kako bi se moglo uvidjeti jesu li električna/hibridna vozila korisna za svakodnevnu upotrebu u urbanom prometu ili im je potreban daljnji razvoj da bi mogla biti korisna u svakodnevnom prometu u budućnosti.Electric and hybrid cars are needed in times of climate change because of their positive impact on the environment in terms of reducing greenhouse gas emissions. In urban traffic, they do not create a lot of noise, they are structurally simple and easy to apply. Along with their advantages come their disadvantages in the form of price, poorly developed infrastructure for charging energy-efficient vehicles, expensive replacement of batteries and their recycling can call into question the health of the environment. In the paper, a SWOT analysis was made that refers to electric and hybrid vehicles in the form of their advantages, i.e. strengths, weaknesses, opportunities and dangers, i.e. threats. A SWOT analysis is useful to see if electric/hybrid vehicles are useful for daily use in urban traffic or if they need further development to be useful in daily traffic in the future