I must say, the thing that really got me interested in electric powered cars have was the Tesla Roadster. I really like cars and when I saw that it speeds up how quickly? (0-60 mph in less than 4 seconds.) -It definitely caught my eye. Since that I've been looking for the perfect electric transport for my family and learn a lot on the road. I must say at the beginning I found myself very confused, extremely fast when I tried to find out about electric cars! Electric bikes and electric scooters are all great .... but for me and most other people ... There is no beating the cars!
But when I began to look closer there seemed to be all sorts of things going against electric cars. as ... There are lots of great looking sports cars ... but they are so incredibly expensive for what they give and you have to stand in line! Or ... can you have one that is ugly PLUG-but hopefully you will feel better knowing your saving the environment! Or ... oh wait! Here is a car that can give you everything you need ... would you one? Sorry, they're not out for another 12 years when we get around to make it! AND ... This is really cheap ... but it won't be something fancy like ... GO UP A HILL and you usually need to recharge it about 10 times per day! So where are the facts in all this science fiction and promises? Well this is some of the "truth" I heard about electric powered cars after all my research. What is really a electric car? There are a few different types of electric cars:
-Neighborhood electric vehicles
(NEVs) or low speed electric vehicles (LSVs) electric carare s with a relatively small range (about 40 km) and a limited speed (25 mph legally in the US). This kind of cars would be used in cities where you wouldn't travel far if in London where cars such as the Reva G-wiz has flourished. Or it is used in resorts and neighborhoods where they usually done up like a golf cart as the GEM e-series electric cars. electric cars such as the Tesla Roadster or the Tango electric car that are designed to be able to keep up with a normal petrol/diesel car. These cars can go on highways and travel usually fairly long distances (100-200 km). There are also plug-in hybrids out there that are not fully electric but come close enough. They can be recharged from a plug as well as by the engine and be able to travel exclusively on electricity until their range (usually small) battery expires.
-What promises electric cars?Well first of all-a greener, gasoline-free tomorrow! They can be performed on clean electricity (not from a coal-fired plant) and emission free if you want to be able to run. Sounds pretty good to me!
So which promises they can make at this time? Unfortunately, there is a lot of now:
-Cheap and reliable batteries
-A goodinfrastructure of spots and a quick recharge time charging.
-Many different brands of cars now available.
-Lots of good value cars that could travel long distances (they can usually still only get 50-100 mile range).
-That the company will not make or sell them at any time disappear as they are usually distributed by smaller companies.
-A competitive price-they are always much more expensive than normal cars. The good thing though is that all these things are constantly improving and there is set up so that major changes in the coming years.
-So how do they work? Also the all-electric cars which are both in a similar way. The tank petrol/diesel has been replaced by lots of batteries which the electric "fuel". There are three types of lead-acid batteries, nimh, Li-ion, li-ion batteries with the most energy saving in the least amount of space.
A regulator then ensures that the energy of the batteries is nice and stable. The engine is then replaced by a motor which is typically as close as possible to the wheels, and in some cases in the wheel itself. There are a few types of engines available but I won't go into that now. A potentiometer than measures on how much you're pressing down the throttle and the engine tells. This happens smoothly and provides direct a huge amount of torque. Most electric cars have incredible gear!
-How are electric cars designed? Well there are a few things first in all electric car designs. Air resistance and weight are two big problems. Because the batteries so much weight to the car must be designed as light as possible, that is why many of the cars are so small. The batteries are also usually put at the bottom of the car to keep the weight down and stopping the overthrow. All that weight in the soil means that even if the largest SUV side swipes you, you're not going anywhere! Lower air resistance also helps with the range if the car and not have to use energy trying to fight the air.
-How the future of electric cars? The future looks pretty good for the electric car. Most major manufacturers have a electric car planned for around 2010 or 2011 showing how mainstream and there are even some great cars on the road from some of the smaller companies.Technology of the future looks bright as there are plenty of breakthroughs come regularly nowadays.
-Are there Solar Electric Cars there?There certainly are! They are a long way from becoming mainstream already if they don't come cheap and range and speed are a problem, but they're on their way. There are numerous major races all over the world for solar power electric cars that a lot of attention from colleges and large enterprises and all that attention can only be good for their development. There are even options to solar panels on many electric cars to help with charging also so the technology is sure to creep.
Well I think that's enough for now electric powered cars but if you know more about one of the topics that I talked about, there is a lot more detail on everything on my website all-electric vehicles that everything about my quest for the perfect Electric transportation.
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