An electric vehicle is a vehicle, the electric motors and controllers used to power the engine itself, but from internal combustion engines, which use more traditional petrol / diesel car. Electric cars must be recharged about every 150-250 miles, but this is the maximum duration. They can be recharged at home (with the aid of special equipment) or charging stations for electric cars, which are used throughout the country (San Jose, California, was the first to test stations).
Duringtheir popularity was changing over time, have recently (from about mid-1990) began to gain popularity again. In April 2009, the British government will contribute up to £ 5,000 to buy hybrid or electric cars.
Electric cars must be checked periodically recharged, as mentioned above. Charging times vary depending on the amount of power to the outlet, but it offers a new center can charge an electric car to recharge the battery in nothingup to an hour (some batteries can be recharged in less time, though).
They do not emit carbon dioxide, which are cheap these cars are used by ecological consumer media. The release of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere - of course, electricity is currently mainly from burning fossil fuels creates. Hence the use of an electric car would indirectly release of carbon dioxide, although it is clear that an electric car is better for the environment goesof a standard machine.
Most electric cars use regenerative braking - a process means that the proportion of energy used, obtained when a car accelerates again if my car breaks down. This helps to increase the overall efficiency of the vehicle.
Electrical Safety Car
Electric cars are relatively safe, because many of the standard safety features (side impact bars, front and rear crumple zones, safety glass, etc.) have, and are relatively heavy (compared to the standardCar), and there is evidence that heavier cars to see, fewer accidents occur and their passengers, compared to light vehicles in an accident prone. Of course, this is an average - is also the manufacturer's safety and security features to install. But there is no particular reason why electric cars are less safe than cars as standard.
In addition, electric cars built several layers of security to allow any possibility of a shock to the ease of electric carsBattery. More specifically, the battery as a "floating system", because there are always electrically isolated from the chassis of the car. Some other components simply can not be done if even a small error in the flow visible on the frame.
As with any electrical system, electric cars have a number of switches, fuses, power-entrepreneurs, etc. Due to security layers mentioned above, it is absolutely safe to use electric cars in the rain.
Remember that aElectric cars are on average heavier than cars as standard. This means that there is a small adjustment is necessary (for example, to start, how about if you put heavy items in the trunk / of a machine) when handling the vehicle. Features power steering and power brake is recommended to be respected when you buy an electric car.
One problem with the external security of electric cars is that they are relatively quiet, and at a speed of 20 mph (32 kph) or less areparticularly difficult to hear. This is especially a danger to blind pedestrians who do not listen to the situation, the vehicle is coming. To counter this, the Congress of the United States and the European Commission to introduce legislation to ensure that electric cars emit look for a minimum of sound.
Popularity of electric cars
Currently, electric cars are very different, and are not very popular (even if they are becoming increasingly popular). This is not alwaysbeen the case. In the early 20 Century (1900-1920), electric cars were more popular than standard gasoline car. But its popularity declined rapidly from 1920 to 1980, as oil (and gasoline / diesel) prices have become relatively cheap.
But since 1980, oil began to be relatively expensive and environmentally friendly attitudes are again increased. As electric cars popularity is rising again. In a Los Angeles Auto Show in 1990, the president of General Motorspresented the "Impact" electric car - which was a forerunner of the EV1 electric car brand.
Many car manufacturers began to produce various models of electric cars in the 90s especially promised by the California Air Resources Board, asked for more fuel-efficient vehicles push.
According to the American Electric Drive Transportation Association, 2006, there were about 70,000 electric cars in use in America, from about 56 000 cars, only two years earlier - an increase of25%. Total number of such vehicles are still very low compared to consumption of gasoline cars, but their use is increasing and the trend towards environmentally friendly view can only benefit using electric cars.
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