
The Age of the Electric Vehicle
THE AGE OF THE ELECTRIC VEHICLE HAS ARRIVED AGAIN PRICE RANGE: $10,000 - $110,000 UNLIKE A GASOLINE CAR POWERED BY AN ENGINE, AN EV IS POWERED BY AN ELECTRIC MOTOR AND BATTERIES STORED INSIDE THE CAR. WHEN THE BATTERIES NEED RECHARGING YOU SIMPLY PLUG THE CAR INTO A 120 VOLT OR 240 VOLT OUTLET FROM THE CONVENIENCE OF YOUR HOME. THERE ARE APPROXIMATELY 4,000 EUs ON THE ROAD TODAY IN THE U.S. MANY OF THOSE ARE CONVERSIONS MADE FROM EXISTING CARS SUCH AS GEO METROS, FORD ESCORTS, VOLKSWAGEN RABBITS, HONDAS AND TRUCKS LIKE THE CHEVY S-10 AND FORD RANGER. COST ($/MILE) IN OPERATION OF AN ELECTRIC VEHICLE (03 1 EXTERNAL PLUG 2 CHARGER MINIMUM COST ($/MILE) IN OPERATION OF 3 BATTERY CELLS A FUEL-EFFICIENT 4 ENGINE GAS ENGINE 5 ELECTRIC MOTOR 6 POWER ELECTRONICS VEHICLE .08 THE FIRST ELECTRIC CARRIAGE WAS INVENTED IN SCOTLAND IN THE 1830S BY ROBERT ANDERSON FUEL CYCLE CO° EMISSION COMPARISON (G/MI) 700 NO MORE MESSY OIL AND ANTIFREEZE CHANGES; NO EXHAUST OR EMISSION TEST 600 NO TUNE UPs 500 TOTALLY SILENT OPERATION COSTS 60%-75% LESS TO OPERATE 4 TIMES MORE ENERGY EFFICIENT 400 EUS EMIT AT LEAST 67% LOWER GREENHOUSE GASES THAN GASOLINE CARS 300 - ELECTRIC CARS WERE POPULAR IN THE EARLY 20TH CENTURY, AND PRODUCTION PEAKED IN 1912. HENRY FORD'S ASSEMBLY LINE PRODUCTION OF THE INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINE MADE HIS VEHICLES MORE AFFORDABLE. 200 - ELECTRIC CARS USE A VARIETY OF BATTERIES, RANGING FROM CHEAPER LEAD-ACID BATTERIES TO MORE EXPENSIVE AND MORE EFFICIENT LITHIUM-ION BATTERIES, WHICH HOLD MORE ENERGY AND PROVIDE GREATER RANGE. 100 ELECTRIC CARS UTILIZE REGENERATIVE BRAKING. ENERGY THAT IS SPENT WHILE ACCELERATING IS RECOVERED DURING BRAKING, AND IS THEN USED TO RECHARGE THE BATTERY PACK. COMPACT MIDSIZE MIDSIZE FULLSIZE SEDAN SEDAN SUU CONVENTIONAL VEHICLE CONVENTIONAL POWER ASSIST HYBRID PLUG-IN HYBRID - 20 MILE EV RANGE SOURCES: ELECTRICUEHICLESYSTEMS.COM, CALCARS
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