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ELECTRIC VEHICLES
An electric vehicle or EV, by definition will use an electric motor for propulsion rather than being powered by a gasolinepowered motor. Besides the electric car: bikes, motorcycles, boats, airplanes, and trains have all been powered by electricity.
BEGINNINGS
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Frenchmen Gaston Plante invented a better storage battery in 1865 and his fellow countrymen Camille Faure further improved the storage battery in 1881. Better capacity storage batteries were needed for electric vehicles to become practical.
ADVANTAGES
Electric vehicles did not require gear changes Most travel in that time was local commuting, a perfect situation for electric vehicles, since their range was limited. Thanks to these characteristics by the end of the 19th century electric vehicles were widely used.
Reduced price of gasoline so that it was affordable to the average consumer. Mass production of internal combustion engine made these vehicles widely available and
DISAPPEARANCE
Electric vehicles had all but disappeared by 1935. The years following until the 1960s were dead years for electric vehicle development and for their use as personal transportation.
THE RETURN
The first Battronic The 60s and 70s saw a need for alternative-
Several legislative and regulatory action srenewed the electric vehicle development efforts.
In addition to more stringent air emissions requirements and regulations requiring reductions in gasoline use, several states have issued Zero Emission Vehicle
90S EV MODELS
Chevrolet General Motors S-10 pickup Electric conversions of familiar gasoline truck EV1
powered vehicles, as well as electric vehicles designed from the ground up, became available that reached highway speeds with ranges of 50 to 150 miles between recharging.
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FUTURE OF EV
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The forecasts for how much of the global car market will be electric, and by when, are incredibly imprecise and vary wildly. Some among the carmakers think electric vehicles could make up as much as 25% of the car market by 2020. Some analysts however think that could be less than 5%.
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