- 3384 - ELECTRIC CARS - some early specs. Electric cars work by plugging into a charge point and taking electricity from the grid. They store the electricity in rechargeable batteries that power an electric motor, which turns the wheels. Electric cars accelerate faster than vehicles with traditional fuel engines.
--------------------- 3384 - ELECTRIC CARS - some early specs.
- You charge an electric vehicle by plugging it into a public charging station or into a home charger. There are plenty of charging stations around to stay fully charged while you're in town.
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- How far you can travel on a full charge depends on the vehicle. Each model has a different range, battery size and efficiency. The perfect electric car for you will be the one you can use for your normal journeys without having to stop and charge up halfway through.
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- There are a few different types of electric vehicle (EV). Some run purely on electricity, these are called pure electric vehicles. And some can also be run on gas or diesel, these are called hybrid electric vehicles.
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- “Plug-in electric” means the car runs purely on electricity and gets all its power when it's plugged in to charge.
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- Plug-in hybrid cars mainly run on electricity but also have a traditional fuel engine so you can use petrol or diesel too if they run out of charge. When running on fuel, these cars will produce emissions but when they're running on electricity, they won't. Plug-in hybrids can be plugged into an electricity source to recharge their battery.
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- Hybrid-electric run mainly on fuel like gas or diesel but also have an electric battery too, which is recharged through regenerative braking. These let you switch between using your fuel engine and using 'EV' mode at the touch of a button. These cars cannot be plugged into an electricity source and rely on petrol or diesel for energy.
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- Electric cars have 90% fewer moving parts than an Internal Combustion Engine car.
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- Here's a breakdown of the EV parts:
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-------------------------- Electric Engine/Motor - Provides power to rotate the wheels. It can be DC/AC type, however, AC motors are more common.
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-------------------------- Inverter - Converts the electric current in the form of Direct Current (DC) into Alternating Current (AC)
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-------------------------- Drivetrain - EVs have a single-speed transmission which sends power from the motor to the wheels.
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-------------------------- Batteries - Store the electricity required to run an EV. The higher the kW of the battery, the higher the range.
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-------------------------- Charging - Plug into an outlet or EV charging point to charge your battery.
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- EV batteries - capacity and kWh explained: Kilowatts (kW) is a unit of power (how much energy a device needs to work). A kilowatt-hour(kWh) is a unit of energy (it shows how much energy has been used), e.g. a 100 watt lightbulb uses 0.1 kilowatts each hour. An average home consumes 3,100 kWh of energy a year. An electric car consumes an average of 2,000 kWh of energy a year. That is 65% that of a house.
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- You can charge an electric vehicle either by plugging it into a socket or by plugging into a charging unit. There are three types of chargers:
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- Three pin plug for electric car charging Three-pin plug - a standard three-pin plug that you can connect to any 13 amp socket.
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- Socketed electric car charger Socketed - a charge point where you can connect either a Type 1 or Type 2 cable.
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- Tethered electric car charger Tethered - a charge point with a cable attached with either a Type 1 or Type 2 connector.
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- There are also three EV charging speeds:
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-------------------------- Slow - typically rated up to 3kW. Often used to charge overnight or at the workplace. Charging time: 8-10 hours.
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-------------------------- Fast - typically rated at either 7Kw or 22kW. Tend to be installed in car parks, supermarkets, leisure centres and houses with off-street parking. Charging time: 3-4 hours.
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-------------------------- Rapid - typically rated from 43 kW. Only compatible with EVs that have rapid charging capability. Charging time: 30-60 minutes.
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- How long to charge EV. Slow 8-10 hours, fast 3-4 hours, rapid 30-60 minutes.
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- The weather affects how much energy your electric car consumes. You have a larger range in summer and smaller range in winter.
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- An EVs range is dependent on the battery size (kWh). The higher the EV battery kWh, more power, the further you travel. Here are examples of how far some electric cars charge will go:
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-------------------------- Volkswagen e-Golf - range: 125 miles
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-------------------------- Hyundai Kona Electric - range: 250 miles.
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------------------------- Jaguar I-Pace - range: 220 miles
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- Electric cars vary in price, just like gas cars. EV leasing offers can get your EV home charger plus lowest off-peak rate for cheaper charging overnight.
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- December 23, 2021 ELECTRIC CARS - some early specs. 3384
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