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IELTS Essay: More and more people today are buying and driving cars which has a positive i...

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More and more people today are buying and driving cars which has a positive impact for the economy but can hurt the environment. Do the advantages of this outweigh the disadvantages?

#vehicle ownership#economic growth#environmental pollution#car culture#transportation impact

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Band 7 → 9 — Band 7 weighs traditional advantages against disadvantages, while Band 9 recognizes that the answer depends on the electricity grid and notes that advantages are shifting as EVs scale.

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Key concepts in this essay

lifecycle emissions
economic activity vs. environmental impact
transportation infrastructure
technology transition

Pitfalls the model essay avoids

Treating all car ownership as identical (ignoring electric vehicles and fuel efficiency improvements)
Accepting economic benefit without measuring against environmental cost
Failing to consider alternatives like public transport or vehicle sharing

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