Electric Vehicle Basics (French Translation)

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. This is the French translation of NREL/FS-5400-87125.
Original languageFrench
PublisherNational Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL)
Number of pages4
StatePublished - 2025

Bibliographical note

This is the French translation of NREL/FS-5400-87125

NREL Publication Number

  • NREL/FS-5400-90243

Other Report Number

  • DOE/GO-102025-6318

Keywords

  • battery electric vehicles
  • electric vehicle basics
  • EV
  • Fondamentaux
  • French
  • plug-in hybrid electric vehicles
  • vehicules electriques

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