http://www.theregister.co.uk/2...ercar/

i mean i know that they are battery powered but how does the power get cycled and how does it actually work.

i know that our cars have alternators so is that what these electric cars use too?

 

 

Lay explanation:

The batteries are charged with an engine or by being plugged in. They then send power directly to the wheels. Just like a battery powered RC car.

 

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by Lewie &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">Lay explanation:

The batteries are charged with an engine </TD></TR></TABLE>

That would be a hybrid.

 

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The batteries are charged with an engine or by being plugged in. They then send power directly to the wheels. Just like a battery powered RC car.</TD></TR></TABLE>

obviously, but how does it actually work there's gotta be a bette explaination that just [freak]ing toy cars.

 

You need to word your question better.

 

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it's an open-ended question... any info on this topice would be nice really, i'm jsut at work and don't have time to research the topic myself..

 

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by mrmonk &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">

obviously, but how does it actually work there's gotta be a bette explaination that just [freak]ing toy cars.</TD></TR></TABLE>
what the [freak] more do you want?

theres batteries and electric motors powering the wheels.

its a simple concept, incredibly complex system, and will probably never be viable to the average person.

http://auto.howstuffworks.com/electric-car.htm

 

All I know is that i DO WANT one, in a couple years.

I've heard that the Chevy Volt will use something like 1 cent worth of electricity for every mile you go, if you charge it overnight, when electricity is less expensive.

****, I want one just so I can give a big FVCK YOU to all the oil companies out there. They are PRAYING that these things don't become mainstream.

And yes, I know that you still need to burn coal at a power plant to create electricity. But your'e a retard if you think that it's less efficient, compared to putting an individual power plant (internal combustion engine) in every single car like we do now. Not to mention it's soooo much cheaper.

 

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it's an open-ended question... any info on this topice would be nice really, i'm jsut at work and don't have time to research the topic myself..</TD></TR></TABLE>

I do not know how to answer your question better thne they did.

Unless you want the blueprints for it or some ****.

 

when i rich and ballin later in life when gas is $25/gal i will be driving my 67 gt500 when all you losers are in your ecoelectromobiles. i no scare!

 

im all up for it as long as it reduces our dependant on oil. imagine dubai in 50 years. lol.. well. maybe not dubai.. but saudi or iran..

 

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by crawdad689 &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">All I know is that i DO WANT one, in a couple years.

I've heard that the Chevy Volt will use something like 1 cent worth of electricity for every mile you go, if you charge it overnight, when electricity is less expensive.

****, I want one just so I can give a big FVCK YOU to all the oil companies out there. They are PRAYING that these things don't become mainstream.

And yes, I know that you still need to burn coal at a power plant to create electricity. But your'e a retard if you think that it's less efficient, compared to putting an individual power plant (internal combustion engine) in every single car like we do now. Not to mention it's soooo much cheaper.</TD></TR></TABLE>

its cheaper till you need to replace one of those crazy battery packs. $4000+ in a hybrid. the ones in new generation electric cars are way more expensive

electric cars are not the future, hydrogen ones are.

 

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its cheaper till you need to replace one of those crazy battery packs. $4000+ in a hybrid. the ones in new generation electric cars are way more expensive

electric cars are not the future, hydrogen ones are. </TD></TR></TABLE>

Well you're right, the battery tech is what is currently keeping these things from taking off.

We'll have to wait and see how efficient and cheap they can get these batteries. Now that there is finally funding allocated for research, we might see some real nice improvements in the next decade.

 

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by Kamin &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">
electric cars are not the future, hydrogen ones are. </TD></TR></TABLE>

I disagree, bigtime. I'll have to remember to elaborate when I get home from work.

 

Get a couple million of these battery packs on the streets and I bet the prices will drop.

 

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by ILcrxsi1 &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">Get a couple million of these battery packs on the streets and I bet the prices will drop.</TD></TR></TABLE> if we have too...over-night parts from japan

 

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I disagree, bigtime. I'll have to remember to elaborate when I get home from work.
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It is very debatable. Everyone is focusing on hydrogen because it is what the government is paying them to look into.

 

I'm going to need 200mi reliable range at freeway speeds before all-electric is viable for me.

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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xe_csQvx0go

 

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Ever read what's in those things? Time bombs. Our next toxic waste crisis.

 

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Ever read what's in those things? Time bombs. Our next toxic waste crisis.</TD></TR></TABLE>I'm sure they can be recycled.

 

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Leave him alone, he's a male model.

Like totally.

 

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by Kamin &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">

its cheaper till you need to replace one of those crazy battery packs. $4000+ in a hybrid. the ones in new generation electric cars are way more expensive

electric cars are not the future, hydrogen ones are. </TD></TR></TABLE>

You realize hydrogen cars are electric cars, minus the battery pack and add drop the efficiency by 1000% right? I don't understand the thinking behind hydrogen cars. "Hey, lets take energy and turn that into hydrogen fuel. Then take the hydrogen fuel and convert that into electricity. That's ultra efficient!"

I should answer the OPs question, even though they must be retarded. Take a DC motor. Power it via battery pack. DC motor spins because batteries. Hook DC motor to drive train. Wheels turn. Simple as that.

 

The batteries are charged by burning coal at the power plant.
Go environment

And then after 100,000 miles you get to throw the batteries in a landfill and buy new batteries.

 

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by Splat &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">I'm going to need 200mi reliable range at freeway speeds before all-electric is viable for me.
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That's all well and good, but please recognize you are in a SLIM minority, here.

Until they do attain much greater battery capacity to make the range 200+ miles, the first batch of mainstream electric cars will be outfitted with a gasoline engine (more like a generator, in this case) that runs after the batteries are drained, and charges them back up as you drive, so the range of the vehicle is not limited any more than a conventional gasoline vehicle.

The Volt can supposidely go 40 miles without using a drop of gasoline, and will have something like a 340 mile range between fill-ups. Not too shabby.