A unit of electric measurement. Almost all cars have a 12 volt battery which powers all of the electrical items. EVs use them to start the main control systems before the motive battery takes over. Unfortunately they are a common cause of breakdowns when they go flat, just like on a petro...
Electric car charging at home, using your own supply, means you can rely on the software in most cars to draw power only in the early hours of the morning to benefit from off-peak electricity deals. Tariffs still vary between suppliers but in a highly competitive market, night-time chargi...
In theory, an electric motor can drive a full-sized electric car just as simply as a toy one, without the clumsy old gearbox and transmission you'd use in a conventional gasoline-engined car. In practice, electric cars are more complex. Toys are small and go slow, while real cars are ...
The taxi simply parks in a designated space and the charging process starts automatically. The green transition is well and truly accelerating when it comes to Norway's cars, buses and cabs. Next in line for the Norwegian capital will be the electrification of its freight traffic,...
Compared to other electrified transportation platforms, such as electric ground cars and ships, the electric aircraft holds the additional advantage of exploiting the altitude change to improve the transportation efficiency [7,8,9]. This feature, in turn, results in a wider range of operational cond...
The increase of greenhouse gas emissions into the atmosphere, and their adverse effects on the environment, have prompted the search for alternative energy sources to fossil fuels. One of the solutions gaining ground is the electrification of various hum
The first electric cars appeared long before the earliest gas autos, and the history of electric cars is littered with innovative takes on four-wheeled transit.
It is much more difficult to accidentally run out of energy in an EV than in a fossil-fuel vehicle. Both have gauges that tell drivers how much gas or electricity remains. But if they ignore the gauges, there are differences between them. Gas cars let the driver know they're running low...
The future of transportation is here, and it’s in the form of hybrid electric vehicles. These cutting-edge cars are revolutionizing the way we think about fuel efficiency and emissions, offering a unique blend of power and efficiency that traditional gasoline-powered vehicles simply can’t match...
Jaguar's massive rebrand explained: what's all the fuss about? Welcome to Jaguar's future: this is the electric Type 00 design concept Alpine A290 What’s an electric car? And what’s an EV? Let’s start at the very beginning: an electric car is very simply any car that uses electri...