Electric Vehicle. A cyclical story of death and resurrection.

Authors

  • Portela Núñez J. M Author
  • Pastor Fernandez A Author
  • Huerta Gomez de Merodio M. M Author
  • Otero Mateo Manuel Author
  • Viguera Cebrian Author
  • Diaz Vázquez J.E Author

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.24084/repqj08.490

Abstract

An electric car is powered by an electric motor

instead of a gasoline engine. The electric motor gets energy

from a controller, which regulates the amount of power. The

electric car (EV) uses energy stored in its rechargeable

batteries, which are recharged by common household

electricity.

Historically, EVs have not been widely adopted because of

limited driving range before needing to be recharged, long

recharging times, and a lack of commitment by automakers to

produce and market electric cars that have all the creature

comforts of gas-powered cars. That’s changing. As battery

technology improves (increasing energy storage and reducing

cost).

Electric cars no produce CO2 emissions, reduce our dependency

on oil, and are cheaper to operate. Of course, the process of

producing the electricity produce emissions, but even dirty

electricity used in electric cars usually reduces our collective

carbon footprint.

It showed briefly the evolution of electric vehicles associated

with the technological advances and costs.

Author Biographies

  • Portela Núñez J. M

    Department of Mechanical Engineering and Industrial Design

    E.S.I., Cádiz University

    c/Chile nº1, 11002 Cádiz (Spain)

    Phone/Fax number:+0034 956 015142, e-mail: josemaria.portela@uca.es

  • Pastor Fernandez A

    Department of Mechanical Engineering and Industrial Design

    E.S.I., Cádiz University

    c/Chile nº1, 11002 Cádiz (Spain)

    Phone/Fax number:+0034 956 015142, e-mail: andres.pastor@uca.es

  • Huerta Gomez de Merodio M. M

    Department of Mechanical Engineering and Industrial Design

    E.S.I., Cádiz University

    c/Chile nº1, 11002 Cádiz (Spain)

    Phone/Fax number:+0034 956 015142, e-mail:  milagros.huerta@uca.es

  • Otero Mateo Manuel

    Department of Mechanical Engineering and Industrial Design

    E.S.I., Cádiz University

    c/Chile nº1, 11002 Cádiz (Spain)

    Phone/Fax number:+0034 956 015142, e-mail: manuel.otero@uca.es

  • Viguera Cebrian

    Department of Mechanical Engineering and Industrial Design

    E.S.I., Cádiz University

    c/Chile nº1, 11002 Cádiz (Spain)

    Phone/Fax number:+0034 956 015142, e-mail: jlviguera@uca.es

  • Diaz Vázquez J.E

    Department of Mechanical Engineering and Industrial Design

    E.S.I., Cádiz University

    c/Chile nº1, 11002 Cádiz (Spain)

    Phone/Fax number:+0034 956 015142, e-mail: enrique.diaz@uca.es

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Published

2024-01-24

Issue

Vol. 8 No. 1 (2010)

Section

Articles