Electric Cars - A Spin on Automobile Industry!

Owning a car is a big responsibility, as the maintenance cost of a car goes more than its cost of acquisition.

Do you also feel broke after reading the headline regarding the hike in the prices of petrol and diesel? 

Quick Fact- Petrol being a fossil fuel is available in a scarce quantity.

The annual average savings an e-car owner enjoys goes up to $800. Shocked, right!

Are you also curious to know what the secret behind this saving is? Well, it is the reduced or mere expense on maintenance cost, which makes it a pocket-friendly car. Despite the fact that its acquisition cost is higher than that of gasoline or fuel-based cars.

Due to e- vehicles benefits over conventional cars, there has been a drastic shift from gasoline cars to Electric cars.

ELECTRIC CARS AS A BOON

There are more than 5.64 million e-cars owners. The sales booster or the influential factor behind the hype for owing an e-car are-

Eco friendly: E-car releases a lesser amount of CO2 in comparison to an internal combustion engine. Most of the e-vehicles emit zero exhaust emissions. 

Easy to run: The cost of charging the batteries of cars is substantially cheaper than the expense incurred on petrol and diesel. The charge of electricity is almost one third per kilometer as buying up petrol/ diesel for the same.

Renewable Energy: The very benefit of renewable energy is its availability in an ample amount. You can also charge your car from solar PV systems instead of from the grid. You can also buy Green Power from the supplier. This is a great way for you to contribute your part as a concerned citizen. In simpler words by reducing the harmful release of by-products from fuel, you save the environment.

Easy maintenance: An e-vehicles has fewer moving parts than a conventional car. In an electric - car there an absence of starter motors, radiators, exhaust systems, and many more parts. Thus, due to the same, there is no need to spend a huge amount of money on the services and maintenance of the same.

ARE ALL EV SAME?

When one talks about E- cars, Tesla is a very strong competitor and gives a tough competition to the other participants in automobile industries. The other leading brands are Fiat, Tata, Toyota, and many others. It is common to think that all e-cars are the same. Well, no! There are mainly 3 types of e- vehicle. 

Battery Electric Vehicles (BEVs)

The unique feature of this type is that it is supported with rechargeable batteries and no gasoline engine. Tesla cars use thousands of lithium- ions cells to improve battery performance.

Plug-in Hybrid Electric Vehicle (PHEV)

The batteries of the cars can be charged by “plugging in” to an external source of electrical power. Fiat 500e. The time is taken to recharge depends on the ampere of the plug point and the charger used, say fast charging, or a normal charging.

Hybrid Electric Vehicle (HEV)

This category has outshines itself, by powering the battery by both gasoline and electricity. Toyota Camry.   

TOP 10 E- CARS IN THE WORLD

As we discussed and answered some basic questions on the niche of e-cars. Let’s read about TOP 10 e-cars in the world.

. Hyundai Ioniq Electric

. Renault Zoe

. Nissan Leaf

. BMW i3

. Tesla Model X

. Audi e-Tron

. Hyundai Kona Electric

. Tesla Model S

. Jaguar I-Pace

. Tesla Model 3

Out of the top 10, Tesla has immensely endeavored to secure the 3 positions. 

What makes Tesla a shining star? It’s the company’s mission, value, and aim which distinguishes it from competitors. 

VISION

Tesla has discovered and realized the latent optimal use of electric batteries, renewable energy generation, and storage. They produce a productive outcome of an e-car by combining the above independent materials.

VALUES

. Affordable price range

. Accessible to wider groups

. Clean energy production

. Revolution in the automobile industry

. Eco- friendly transport

AIM

Tesla has shown a remarkable performance and a journey to be lauded. It has the mission of accelerating the world’s transition to sustainable energy in terms of e-cars here.

INSIGHT TO THE TREASURE OF OTHER E-CARS

Kia had the aim and strategy of dominating the automobile industry as an EV SUV type. They played their cards by the launch of Kia Niro EV. With all confidence the claimed Niro to be known as EV SUV. It’s a competitive market outside with highly competitive competitors. 

Nissan and Volkswagen turned the market scenario by the launch of Nissan Leaf and Volkswagen E-Golf respectively.  Both brands were in a better position. Audi e-Tron is one of the Top 10 electric vehicles. 

Stefan Niemand, who is the head of the electrification at Audi was interviewed. In the same, he revealed, that they had second doubts for the launch E- Tron. Which was concerned whether clients would accept this concept or discern? He possessed a positive perspective on their slips. He said that “the electrification team had found a way for cutting costs and a higher rate of efficiency. They have a better understanding of the significant concept e-Tron battery system, the crash system, and the cooling system”

The Tata collaborated with Jaguar Land Rover for launching of OMEGA (Optimal Modular Efficient Global Advanced). It is an architectural concept which made a debut in the Vision - E sedan concept. Features, Modular, Scalable, flexible. Which promises the range of performance attributes for long-range travel.

The concept of Electric Vehicles has the potential of bringing a change or major revolution in the automobile industries. It is not only limited to cars but also has covered the wider group of trucks, bikes, etc.

"Out of all the vehicles on road approximately: 32% of municipal buses, 31% of two-wheeled vehicles and 3% of light commercial vehicles are e – vehicles."

Writer: Ishita Gupta

Editor: Sonal Kamble