What Is An Electric Car

Electric cars or electric vehicles (EVs) are rapidly becoming more and more popular. As a result an EV future where only hybrids and electric cars exist, is going to be sooner than you think. Top automaker companies are slowly transitioning and electrifying their fleets. Volvo announced that will electrify their entire vehicle line by 2019. The automaker is aiming to sell one million electric and hybrid cars by 2025. Both Jaguar and Land Rover plan to electrify their entire vehicle lineup by 2020. Just 1 year later than Volvo. GM plans to go all electric by 2023. It won’t be long before all automakers follow suit and the roads are fully electric in the near future, and carbon emission is a thing of the past. Sounds too good to be true?

But first, what actually is an electric car?

Electric cars maintain all of the functions of a standard fuel car. However, unlike conventional vehicles that use gasoline or diesel-powered engines, electric cars use an electric motor powered by electricity from an onboard batteries or in some cases, a fuel cell.

Electric cars are fitted with a battery pack, that is connected to an electric motor which consequently turns the wheels, and you’re off! The electricity also powers the car’s other functions, such as lighting, climate control and stereo, in the future it seems we can expect a lot of innovative other functions since as smart phone connection e.c.t.

Unlike a hybrid or hydrogen fuel-cell car, which is part fuel and part electric. A pure electric vehicle needs to be plugged into a main supply of electricity to recharge the battery pack. Ofcourse not all electric vehicles work the same way. Plug-in hybrids offer both a gasoline or diesel engine and an electric motor. Others power an electric motor by converting hydrogen gas into electricity. These are hydrogen fuel cell vehicles. Finally, the conventional hybrid vehicles also have an electric motor, but aren’t considered EV’s since they can’t be plugged-in.

Charging an electric car

In order to charge an electric car, you need to plug it into a source of electricity. Usually, your domestic supply, a public charging point which you can usually find via an app. Or a charging point at your place of work, if one is provided. You can find many charging stations, both for commercial and home use on our website. Check here our EVCharge+ charging stations.

The time it takes to charge can vary depending on the size of the car’s battery pack (measured in kWh), the speed the battery is able to receive the charging and the type of charging point you’re using.
As electric vehicles become more popular, soon you will be able to charge at home, at work, on public places and parking lots.

Why choosing an electric car

Electric cars offer many benefits including high energy efficiency, reduced emissions, and strong performance. First, an EV may cost a little more to buy, but the running costs are less than for a petrol or diesel car. This is because electricity costs significantly less than petrol or diesel. For example, if you charge your electric car overnight, it could cost you as little as 7€ for a full charge rather than the 60-80€ for a full tank of petrol or diesel. All-electric vehicles are also high performance vehicles whose motors are not only quiet but require less maintenance. Also, another beauty of electric cars is that they don’t contribute to carbon emission and can pretty much run on zero emission. Basically when it comes to electric cars, you can say goodbye to pollution.

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