Comparison of Electric Vehicles and Normal Cars
Electric vehicles Normal cars
Energy comes from Where Energy is stored Engine type
electricity rechargeable batteries electric motor
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Benefits of Electric Vehicles • EVs are cheaper to run because electricity is cheaper than petrol. • EVs are better for the environment. • EVs can reduce noise pollution. • EVs have less environmental impacts across their life-cycle (manufacturing, use and disposal).
Types of EVs Fuel Cell Electric Vehicles(FCEV)
•Fuel Cell EVs are powered by on-board batteries. •FCEVs have diverse fuels. Their on-board battery capacities are larger than BEV, vehicle range and power are slightly higher than BEV.
Regenerative braking
Hale Waihona Puke As the car brakes, the energy of motion from the wheels is transferred to the electric motor The electric motor act as a generator,producing electricity This electricity is sent to the batery where it is stored.