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Wednesday 9 January 2019

Electric Vehicles through time

An electric vehicle is a vehicle powered by one or more electric motors. The traction can be provided by wheels or propellers driven by rotary motors, or in other cases use other types of non-rotating motors, such as linear motors, inertial motors, or applications of magnetism as a source of propulsion.

It is already well known that electric cars previously accounted for approximately one-third of all vehicles on the roads of the United States. In addition to this, they almost disappeared from the landscape when gasoline engine models took over. Decades later, technological advances and concerns about the environment stimulated their reactivation. Being that it is estimated that by 2040, more than half of all new cars in the world will only be powered by batteries.


Retrospect


In the 1800s, inventors in several countries began experimenting with battery-operated vehicles beginning in the early 19th century. It is attributed to Robert Anderson, in Great Britain, the development of the first electric car around 1832, half a century before the invention of the gasoline car. Between 1900 and 1910s, about one-third of all vehicles on US highways. UU They are electric. Car manufacturers sell cars to women, adorning them with various elements. During the 1920s and 1960s, the popularity of electric vehicles decreased due to the demand for the mass-produced model of Ford and other vehicles that run on gasoline. In the 1960s, other companies, including General Motors and American Motors, produce conceptual models in response to growing concerns about air pollution from public, state and local governments.

After that, between the 1970s and 1980s, battery power received a promotional boost in 1971 and 1972 when the world watched NASA’s electric Roving Lunar Vehicle bounce off the Moon. In 1973, GM developed a prototype urban electric car and Sebring-Vanguard introduced its CitiCar. In the 1990s, the adjustment of emission requirements means that automotive companies increasingly focus on alternative fuel vehicles. During the 2000s, despite the fact that the drivers love them, GM literally destroys most of the EV1s when their leases expire, and the market study ends in 2003. While in 2010, the Nissan sheet would come out sale in 2010 becoming the best selling electric car in the world. Tesla adds the Model S sedan, the Model X SUV and the Model 3 at a lower price. Echoing La Jamais Contente’s 1899 speed record, the Volkswagen ID R sets a new record in June 2018 for the Pikes Peak International Hill Climb, with a race of 12.42 miles in 7 minutes, 57.148 seconds.


Source: Marisa Gertz and Melinda Grenier | Bloomberg

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