How Does The Electric Car Motor Work?

Surely the future of cars (cars) is that most of them will already work with an electric motor. Continue reading How the electric motor of a car works.

Vehicles that are battery electric receive the abbreviation VEB, they are of an alternative propulsion and are driven by an electric motor which is powered by electrical energy that comes from a battery.

Electric cars are not new, they have been created several years ago, but due to their high manufacturing costs, their weight, the time it takes to charge and a low useful life, they have not become popular.

The truth is that some dealers have not stopped the task of making improvements to this and have actually managed to solve some of the problems.

There are already some new models that are currently being heralded as the cars of the future.

There are several types of electric cars:

• Hybrid: this is the one that has the two engines and combines them, gasoline and electric. In this case, the vehicle allows you to use either of the two according to the needs of the moment.
• Extended range: This one has an electric motor, and the batteries are recharged when they are plugged into some electrical network. When such a car is running and its charge is running out, immediately a gasoline engine is activated and thus recharges.
• Electric: this car only has an electric motor which must be powered by batteries that are recharged with an electrical network. It then works like anything with a battery or batteries, once they run out the car will stop working.
• Fuel cells (FCEV): cars of this type have an electric motor that is powered by electricity that has been generated by batteries made of hydrogen. This car is ideal for the planet so it only emits water.

Instructions for electric car motor

1. What electric cars basically do is convert electricity into energy that is mechanical in order to move the wheels.
2. Electric motors do not require many moving parts, which makes them quite reliable and simple. They are very efficient and do not require a clutch or gearbox.
3. Cars that have an electric motor manage to move thanks to the force that its engine gives it, which has been powered electrically.
4. Electrical energy is transformed into movement, thanks to the fact that it has electromagnetic interactions, contrary to gasoline engines where energy is given by an explosion. Electric motors have some elements inside that are conductors and this is how they move and manage to produce energy with a magnetic field that has been fed by means of electric current.
5. The motor, in order for it to work, also needs batteries and a controller. These are the three essential elements that an electric car must have; The controller is the one that is in charge of absorbing all the energy from the batteries and thus taking it to the motor.
6. So then, when the accelerator of the car is stepped on, the resistances that are responsible for transmitting a signal to the controller are being activated, which will calculate the energy that has to be sent to the engine. The controller is able to order different power levels, which are given by the driver depending on how he steps on the accelerator; In conclusion, the more speed there is, there will be a greater consumption of the battery and the slower it goes, the consumption will be less.
7. Batteries are usually lithium ion.

Tips for electric car motor

• Batteries are the soul of electric cars and they are the ones that make the engine work, which is why they are concentrating the most on to improve them, since they are still very expensive and heavy. When this is overcome and there is the possibility of recharging with renewable energy, these cars will surely conquer the markets.
• As something positive we can say that electric motors are smaller than conventional gasoline ones, in addition to having less weight.
• Although they are more expensive than the conventional ones, they are worth it thanks to their few parts and the simplicity of their assembly and if the maintenance costs of a gasoline engine are compared, the electric one could be cheaper.
• The electric motor has better efficiency and performance, and it also has a longer useful life.
• The electric motor is very friendly to the environment, since it does not emit gases into the atmosphere through its use.
• This type of motor is not noisy and its vibrations are low.