Electric carFrom Wikipedia the free encyclopedia (Redirected from Electric Car)The General Motors EV1 had a range of 160 mi (260 km) with NiMH batteries in 1999The Toyota RAV4 EV is powered by twentyfour 12 volt batteries with an operational cost equivalent of over 165 miles per gallon at 2005 US gasoline pricesREVA is the best selling electric car in the world1Mitsubishi i MiEV sales planned for 20102An electric car is a type of alternative fuel car that utilizes electric motors and motor controllers instead of an internal combustion engine (ICE) The electric power is usually derived from battery packs in the vehicleIn general terms an electric car is a rechargeable battery electric vehicle Other examples of rechargeable electric vehicles are ones that store electricity in ultracapacitors or in a flywheel3Vehicles using both electric motors and other types of engine are known as hybrid electric vehicles and are not considered pure electric vehicles (EVs) because they operate in a chargesustaining mode Hybrid vehicles with batteries that can be charged externally to displace are called plugin hybrid electric vehicles (PHEV) and are pure battery electric vehicles (BEVs) during their chargedepleting mode Electric vehicles include automobiles light trucks and neighborhood electric vehicles
