Electric cars use an electric motor driven by a control unit. Their batteries are filled at charging stations and they produce no tailpipe emissions.

by Maddy Martin, published at Your Mechanic on August 04, 2016

Excerpt:

Within a few years, the total amount of all-electric car models has gone from a select, expensive few to well more than a dozen, with most major brands and a handful of new companies throwing their best technologies and innovations into these models. As the technology is constantly changing to create cars that are better for consumers, there’s been a great deal of mixed messaging about their safety, “greenness,” and convenience. While there’s a lot to consider when buying a car, electric cars are far more convenient today than may people realize. To fully understand them, one must start with considering how electric cars work.

First, one must grasp that while traditional cars and electric cars may appear the same on the outside, with similar bodies, interiors, and even color palettes compared to their hybrid and gas-powered counterparts, the “guts” of the vehicle are completely different technologies that can be molded into any shape.

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