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Electric car

An electric car or electric vehicle (EV) is an automobile that uses electrical energy as the primary source of propulsion. The term normally refers to a plug-in electric vehicle, typically a battery electric vehicle (BEV), which only uses energy stored in on-board battery packs, but broadly may also include plug-in hybrid electric vehicle (PHEV)…

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Terminology

History

Economics

Environmental aspects

Performance

Energy efficiency

Safety

Controls

Batteries

Currently available electric cars

Public opinion

Government policies and incentives

Geopolitics

Forecasts

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Electric car

Nodes213
Edges212
Triples96
Avg. degree1.99
Density0.00939
Components1

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Electric car

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related to Sales of electric cars · 15
Electric car → At, BYD, BYD Auto, China, December, From, In, Its Model, June, Leaf, March, Model, Tesla, Tesla's, The Tesla Model
related to Purchase cost · 12
Electric car → Battery, China, Electric SUVs, EVs, For, ICE, In, LFP, NCM, That, The, UK
related to Renaissance · 7
Electric car → Automakers, California, California Air Resources Board, In, Tesla Motors, Tesla Roadster, The Roadster
related to Terminology · 7
Electric car → BEVs, Europe, EV, Neighborhood Electric Vehicles, NEVs, The, United States
related to Range · 6
Electric car → Cars, However, Most, Some, The, This
related to Environmental aspects · 5
Electric car → Battery, Because EVs, Electric, However, ICE
related to Public opinion · 5
Electric car → Americans, Chinese, Europe, Europeans, More
see also · 5
Electric car → Electric, Grand PrixFormula EList, PEV, Phase-out, V2X
related to Controls · 4
Electric car → As, Even, In, This
related to Electric cars by country · 4
Electric car → All-electric, China, In, Sales

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electric cars vehicles car vehicle battery charging ice sales evs ev million tesla energy batteries also first petrol china power

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battery swappinginstance ofother technologies0.80text
inductive charginginstance ofother technologies0.80text
busesinstance ofalthough these figures also include heavy-duty commercial vehicles0.80text
garbage trucksinstance ofalthough these figures also include heavy-duty commercial vehicles0.80text
sanitation vehiclesinstance ofalthough these figures also include heavy-duty commercial vehicles0.80text
and only accounts for vehicles manufactured in Chinainstance ofalthough these figures also include heavy-duty commercial vehicles0.80text
hand-cranking.Gustave Trouvé's personal electric vehicleinstance ofA decisive moment came with the 1912 introduction of the electric starter motor that replaced laborious and dangerous methods0.80text
active mobilityinstance ofThese concerns have largely centered around the existence of less carbon-intensive and more efficient forms of transportation0.80text
mass transitinstance ofThese concerns have largely centered around the existence of less carbon-intensive and more efficient forms of transportation0.80text
e-scootersinstance ofThese concerns have largely centered around the existence of less carbon-intensive and more efficient forms of transportation0.80text
the continuation of a system designed for cars firstinstance ofThese concerns have largely centered around the existence of less carbon-intensive and more efficient forms of transportation0.80text
petrol-fueled unitsinstance ofEVs such as the Citroën Berlingo Electrique use an auxiliary heating system0.80text

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