Electric cars use a battery as their source of propulsion to move. This movement can be assisted by a combustion engine (hybrid HEV and plug-in hybrid PHEV) or powered solely by the battery (100% electric EV).
2020 is set to be the year of electric vehicles, when all brands will present their electric products and mark the start of the transition to the electric era, driven by brands’ commitment, growing social awareness of climate change, and regulations from city councils and governments that increasingly restrict the most polluting vehicles.
Nikola Tesla was ahead of his time, but the struggle between his alternating current and the “conventional” one led him to complete ostracism. In his final years he attempted to create an electric car that required no batteries at all, since it obtained its energy wirelessly through a 1.8-metre antenna. That energy, moreover, came from electromagnetic waves.
The EPA test gave the new Nissan Leaf a range of 120 kilometres, which was not entirely accurate, since the figure was an average of the range with an 80% charge and with a full charge, the latter reaching 135 kilometres, considerably better.
Otra de las novedades que Audi llevará al Salón de Ginebra es el A3 e-tron. Se trata de un híbrido enchufable que cuenta con dos motores, un 1.4 TFSI y otro eléctrico que permite dotar a este A3 e-tron de una potencia que se eleva a los 204 CV y un par máximo de 350 Nm.
Renault prepares a cargo Twizy, the first version of which is the one you have in front of you. It is a version of the Twizy that has been given a rear door, using the space intended for the second passenger as a loading area. The Twizy Cargo can also carry more cargo in a space attached to the rear of the vehicle. The extra cost over a standard Twizy would be around 1,000 euros.
Volkswagen llevará al Salón del Automóvil de Ginebra 2013 el e-Golf de producción, la primera versión eléctrica del compacto alemán. Cuenta con una autonomía de 175 Km, una potencia de hasta 115 CV y tres modos diferentes de conducción: Range, ECO y Normal.
Smart espera que en 2013 su modelo eléctrico signifique un 10% de todas sus ventas, lo que representaría unas 10.000 unidades en todo el mundo.
Cadillac estará presente en el próximo Salón de Ginebra con su nuevo modelo eléctrico: el ELR. También llevará los nuevos ATS y SRX.
The total of 50,000 units of the Nissan Leaf sold worldwide has been reached.
The New York City council wants there to be up to 10,000 electric vehicle charging points in the city by 2020.
BMW is going to bring forward the presentation date of its electric i3 model, which will now be unveiled at the Geneva Motor Show instead of at Frankfurt, as previously announced.
Kia offers an electric range of 10 models, 50 versions and 400 possible combinations 
The seven finalists for the 2027 European Car of the Year (COTY) are exclusively electric 
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