How an electric car works 9 Articles

by Ruth Moran

On the outside, most electric cars look exactly like gas-powered cars. You will notice that an electric car lacks a tailpipe and gas tank, but the overall structure is basically the same. Once you lift up the hood, however...read more

by Justice Liberty

An electric car is powered by an electric motor unlike your traditional car motors which are powered by gasoline. When you look under the hood of an electric car, it is going to look a lot different than a gasoline powere...read more

by Victor Ndem

Inside an Electric Car The heart of an electric car is the combination of: The electric motor The motor's controller The batteries A simple DC controller connected to the batteries and th...read more

by James Apple

An electric car is just like a regular gas car except the internal combustion engine is replaced by an electric motor and the gas tank is replaced by batteries. There are three main parts of the electric car: 1. The ch...read more

by Lauren Russell

From the outside, you would probably not be able to tell an electric car from other gasoline powered vehicles, but on the inside they are fundamentally different. Most electric cars are simply modified gasoline powered veh...read more

by Johnette Loefgren

CHARGE IT UP AND GO.It's battery powered. Instead of a gas engine you have an electric motor.It is nearly silent and it gets it's power from rechargeable batteries. If you open the gas fill door you will find an el...read more

by Richard Serra

If ever you have been to a hobby shop where they would have a slot car track, you would see youngsters and some adults racing little cars that are powered by an electric current from battery sources as well as a hand contr...read more

by John Ledbury

Whether its a kids electric toy car or a passenger carrying car, the principle is the same: Battery-Motor-Controls. The present main problem is the batteries, getting them small enough to hold a useful amount of electricit...read more

by Ezrin

Electric vehicles or also known as BEV (Battery Electric Vehicles) are not new in the world of automotive. It dates back to the year 1832 when the first BEV was invented by a Scottish businessman named Robert Anderson. In ...read more