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Electric Vehicle Guide Review of Electric Vehicle
ELECTRIC VEHICLE GUIDE
Review of Electric Vehicle
An electric vehicle is driven using a
battery and an electric motor. While
general vehicles use an internal
combustion engine and gasoline as
fuel, electric vehicles use electrical
energy that is charged inside the
high voltage battery
As a result, electric vehicles are eco-
friendly in that they do not require
fuel and do not emit exhaust gases.
Characteristics of Electric Vehicles
It is driven using the electrical
energy that is charged inside the
high voltage battery. This method
prevents air pollution since fuel, like
gasoline, is not required, negating
the emission of exhaust gases.
A high performance electric motor is
used in the vehicle as well. Com
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pared to standard, internal combus
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tion engine vehicles, engine noise
and vibrations are much more mini
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mal when driving.
When decelerating or driving down
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hill, regenerative braking is utilized
to charge the high voltage battery.
This minimizes energy loss and
increases the distance to empty.
When the battery charge is not suf
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ficient, AC charge, DC charge and
trickle charge are available. (Refer
to "Charge Types for Electric Vehi
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cle" on page 1-13.)
NOTICE
What does regenerative braking do?
It uses an electric motor when
decelerating and braking and recap
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tures & transforms kinetic to elec
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trical energy in order to charge the
high voltage battery.
Battery Information
The vehicle is composed of a high
voltage battery that drives the
motor, air conditioner, and an auxil
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iary battery (12 V) that drives all
other 12 V systems.
The auxiliary battery is automati
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cally charged when the vehicle is in
the ready (
) mode or the high
voltage battery is being charged.