Motors for Makers: A Guide to Steppers, Servos, and Other Electrical Machines
by Matthew Scarpino
14. Electric Vehicles
Of the many applications of electric motors, none is as exciting as their use in automobiles. This chapter focuses on all-electric automobiles, commonly referred to as electric vehicles, or EVs. EVs provide many advantages over vehicles with combustion engines, including greater reliability, less pollution, less noise, and a decreased reliance on fossil fuels.
A handful of books have already been written on electric vehicles, so this chapter will be limited to providing a broad overview of the topic. I’ll start by presenting the topic of EV conversion, which involves replacing a car’s combustion engine with an electric motor. In addition to discussing the concepts involved, this section discusses the kinds of motors and ...
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