Electric vehicles use at least one electric motor to convert electrical energy to kinetic energy. Since mechanical energy can be converted to electric energy, you may wonder if the kinetic energy of each rotating wheel or any motor can provide electric power to the battery pack. Electric cars can’t charge themselves because they don’t have …
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There are few industries in the world that are as clean and green as the electric car industry. For hundreds of years, we have been damaging the environment with toxic fumes from gas-powered cars and trucks. Finally, electric cars, or “EVs”, offer a sensible and pragmatic solution to the climate crisis. Only ten years ago, …
After over 100 years of the traditional motor car, you might find it hard to envisage a world where the roads are littered with electric vehicles (“EVs”) instead. But is that what’s going to happen? That is the focus of this article, explaining whether electric cars are the future and why this might be, including …
Electric cars are not a completely new thing, but they are becoming increasingly popular in recent years. Their sales are booming, with 2021 being the strongest and most popular year of purchases. Broadly speaking, some compelling reasons to get an electric car are their reliability and performance, low maintenance, their potential to reduce environmental impact, …
EV stands for Electric Vehicle. And you can consider this article to be your beginner’s guide to all things EV. We will answer all the most commonly asked questions on the subject, including the ones you may have been afraid to ask. Please feel free to scroll ahead to any section that jumps out at …
Electric cars are expensive for two main reasons, a) the manufacturing costs (the motor alone can cost up to $20,000), and b) most EV manufacturers tend to match the Tesla price tag. We’ll get into this in more detail shortly. When this article was written, the price of a Tesla Model 3 started at nearly …
On a full charge, the majority of electric cars typically have a range of 100–300 miles. Many drivers are especially concerned about this at the moment, as EV charging points are still much more scarce than conventional gas stations in much of the country. If you want to learn more about the mileage of an …
If you have considered buying an electric car, then you probably want to know how long they last. This might include their lifespan, how long they last on a single charge, and how long they last between maintenance checks. In this guide, we’ll be taking a closer look at how long you should expect your …
Naturally, electric vehicles differ from conventional combustion engine vehicles in a number of important ways. One thing you might be wondering is whether or not electric cars have transmissions. This can be a pretty tricky question to clarify, as different people will tell you slightly different things. However, the answer is both yes, and no.. …
With the increased use of electric cars, we need to look at the side effects of lithium mining to understand how this affects us now and in the future. Why Do We Mine For Lithium? The paradox of wanting to create a cleaner environment through the use of electric cars against the environmental disaster that …
