Electric vehicles used to be more expensive to insure than conventional cars because they were more unusual, so less insurers would cover them. But as they’ve moved into the mainstream they’ve become much more affordable to insure and prices are now comparable with an equivalent petrol or die...
Where you make your main saving is your whole life costs, with EVs being slightly cheaper to maintain and also providing a substantial saving when it comes to cost of electricity versus cost of petrol. If you look at figures from AA Drive Tech, you're looking at a 44% saving driving ...
That means that collisions with pedestrians are twice as likely for electric cars as gas-powered ones, researchers concluded. “More pedestrians are injured in Great Britain by petrol and diesel cars than by electric cars, but compared with petrol and diesel cars,...
The most parsimonious setting is that of two car sizes and two powertrain technologies: SUV versus non-SUV and electric versus non-electric. The non-electric fuel analysed is petrol, given the backlash the diesel technology has received from European car buyers (the share in new sales went ...
This is because the batteries needed to power electric cars are expensive to manufacture. They require rare materials and have to hold a lot of energy to allow people to drive reasonable distances between charges. It also takes longer to recharge an electric car’s battery versus filling up ...
In just just nine short years, Holland may have no ICE cars on sale. The Dutch lower house passed this legislation the other day. The upper house is voting soon. While it might seem extreme (it is bracing enough), the Green proposal involved banning existing petrol and diesel cars. On ...
Fossil fuels, including petrol or diesel, are used for internal combustion. These vehicles require fuel to function. It converts stored energy into mechanical energy. The chemicals and gasses they emit cause air pollution, which gradually leads to climatic issues. Become an EV expert with Hands-...
Yet, cars look the same on the outside. So, what makes them different aside from the fact that cars can now run with electricity? This paper provides an explanation of the distinction between electric and fossil fuel powered cars. Looking at the differences in the engines of petrol cars and...
For example, many minibuses in Kenya park overnight at petrol stations so setting up charging in these locations could enable an electric transition for minibuses. Partnerships with shared-mobility providers could also help with charging-network optimization. Th...
No fumes, nor leaking oil and petrol (a petrol-driven moped emits more pollution into the atmosphere than an 8 cylinder SUV.) Silent Suitable for two persons Load carrying (to a certain extent) Cons Some states/ countries require a motorcycle license to ride these electric mopeds on the stre...