What are plug-in hybrid electric vehicles?
With a smaller ICE and a larger battery than a HEV, the battery in a PHEV can be recharged in up to three ways.
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Bryce Gaton
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Bryce Gaton is an expert on electric vehicles and contributor for The Driven and Renew Economy. He has been working in the EV sector since 2008 and is currently working as EV electrical safety trainer/supervisor for the University of Melbourne. He also provides support for the EV Transition to business, government and the public through his EV Transition consultancy EVchoice.
Bryce Gaton is an expert on electric vehicles and contributor for The Driven and Renew Economy. He has been working in the EV sector since 2008 and is currently working as EV electrical safety trainer/supervisor for the University of Melbourne. He also provides support for the EV Transition to business, government and the public through his EV Transition consultancy EVchoice.
What is DC fast charging?
DC chargers are the largest and fastest way to charge an electric vehicle. Here's why.
What is a hybrid electric vehicle (HEV)?
The first of the 'new generation' EVs on the market in the 1990s, HEVs are refuelled exclusively with fossil fuels.
What is a battery electric vehicle?
The simplest form of EV is a BEV: a battery feeds an electric motor to drive the car.
What is a fuel cell electric vehicle?
FCEVs are technically very similar to a BEV, but swap out a sizeable chunk of the battery and replace it with two components.
Are EVs greener than ICE vehicles?
If you buy an EV over an ICE vehicle for city travel and run it exclusively from the grid, the answer is an emphatic ‘yes’.
Are EVs cheaper to run than ICE vehicles?
Per kilometre, an electric vehicle is much cheaper to run than its internal combustion engine (ICE) equivalent. And here's why.
What are the different types – and speeds – of EV charging?
There are a number of different modes of EV charging, and each comes with a different rate of charge.
What is an ‘EV’?
When it comes to electric cars and trucks, there are four distinct types of EV that we generally hear about today.
Electrification of the trucking fleet: not far off, and likely to happen fast
With all the hype about the Tesla Truck beginning to die down, perhaps it’s time to look at whether Tesla will have the field to themselves, or are there competitors in the wings?