Electric Vehicle Basics

Research output: NRELFact Sheet

Abstract

Electric vehicles (EVs) use electricity as their primary fuel or to improve the efficiency of conventional vehicle designs. EVs include all-electric vehicles, also referred to as battery electric vehicles (BEVs), and plug-in hybrid electric vehicles (PHEVs). In colloquial references, these vehicles are called electric cars, or simply EVs, even though some of these vehicles still use liquid fuels in conjunction with electricity. EVs are known for providing instant torque and a quiet driver experience. Other types of electric-drive vehicles not covered here include hybrid electric vehicles, which are powered by a conventional engine and an electric motor that uses energy stored in a battery that is charged by regenerative braking, not by plugging in, and fuel cell electric vehicles, which use a propulsion system similar to electric vehicles, where energy stored as hydrogen is converted to electricity by the fuel cell. See DOE/GO-102023-6107 for the Spanish translation of this fact sheet (https://www.nrel.gov/docs/fy24osti/87859.pdf).
Original languageAmerican English
PublisherNational Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL)
Number of pages4
StatePublished - 2023

Bibliographical note

See DOE/GO-102023-6107 for the Spanish translation of this fact sheet (https://www.nrel.gov/docs/fy24osti/87859.pdf); See NREL/FS-5400-90243 for the French translation of this report

NREL Publication Number

  • NREL/FS-5400-87125

Other Report Number

  • DOE/GO-102023-6050

Keywords

  • Clean Cities
  • Clean Cities Coalition Network
  • electric vehicles
  • EVs
  • PHEV
  • plug-in hybrid electric vehicle

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