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Ever wondered of a car that you use everyday can make do without the need to fill up with the expensive gasoline these days? And how nice would it be if we can plug a cable from the car to a power socket at home, and the next morning you're off to work in a fully charged car?
You can do all the above using an electric car. It has been here for some time sine 1992. Electric cars drains power form rechargeable battery pack to power their electric motors, in order to move the car. In fact vehicles using both electric motors and an internal combustion engine are not called electric car but a hybrid car. Electric cars produces zero emissions while running, thus making it minimal pollution, considered as a green car.
While normal internally combustion engine gives an average of 10 to 50 mpg, electric cars promises an average of 200mpg by equating the cost of gas price to a full charge, making electric cars four to six times cheaper than gasoline powered cars. Performance wise really depends on the capacity of the batteries and the type of motor used. The Tesla Roadster can accelerate to 60mph in less than 4 seconds. With an electric motor, it gives a higher torque curve compared to combustion engines, making it accelerate faster.
The numbers of electric cars being sold is growing significantly. Sales of the REVA G-Wiz is currently topping the sales of electric cars as it appears to be cheap, runs cheaply and city friendly. Despite the fact for the lack of safety which fails to comply to Euro NCAP safety tests, people in the UK still buy this vehicle simply because it has a low running cost.
In years to come we will see more and more electric cars running on the road. While works of a perfect replacement of fossil fuel powered is still on going, why not consider an electric car in the future with a higher capacity battery which can give longer lifetime over a gasoline powered vehicle that gives you that same amount of mileage with four times extra of the cost of an electric car.
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