Anelectricvehicle,acronymedasEV,usuallyworks
ononeormoreelectric/tractionmotors.These
generallygetpowerthroughselfcontainedbatteries,
solarpanelsorelectricgenerator.Theymayalsobe
poweredbyanoff-vehiclepowersource.
Electricmotor
Likewisetoothervehicles,thepowerofaelectricmotor
ismeasuredinkilowatts(kW).
100kWisroughlyequalto134horsepower
Theperformanceofavehiclewithelectricmotor
exceedsthatofavehiclewithinternalcombustion
engine,whichcanonlydeliveritsmaximumtorque
withinalimitedrangeofenginespeedwhereaselectric
motorofsamepowerdeliversmaximumtorqueofmuch
widerRPMrange.
Asanobviousfact,energyislostduringtheprocessof
convertingtheelectricalenergytomechanicalenergy.
Approximately90%oftheenergyfromthebatteryis
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