You could plug electric cars into your wall like a phone! So who came up with the idea, and how did the technology actually work? Many countries started making electric three-wheelers until the US made a big breakthrough. In 1891, they created the first electric car, and look at this: it was a six-seater carriage that could travel at 14 mph. After that, people got excited, and the electric car market took off. By the late 1890s, electric taxis were taking over the streets of London. SUMMARY It took too many batteries to run the motor over long distances, and the speed was a snail's pace. It wasn't until 1859, when French physicist Gaston Plante invented the lead-acid battery, that the electric motor game changed. By the late 1920s, America’s infrastructure had improved dramatically, and vehicles needed to travel farther more efficiently. So fossil fuel cars took the lead because they could do just that. Electric cars were officially dead by 1910, when Henry Ford began mass-producing gasoline-powered cars, which made them ridiculously cheap while electric cars cost a lot more. The main difference between electric cars and fossil fuel cars is that electric cars use a variety of renewable energy sources to generate electricity. In fact, the science behind electric cars is surprisingly simple. What about electric cars? Well, most of them convert direct current from batteries into alternating current. Now, electric cars don’t have transmissions or joysticks, and they’re all automatic. They have a single-speed transmission to transfer power from the induction motor to the wheels. An electric car is “charged” by plugging it into a wall outlet or charging station, and they use three main charging levels. The first level is the basic charging, which you can do at home – it uses 120 volts and adds about 3-8 miles of range in an hour of charging. Electric cars are less expensive to operate and maintain when compared to fuel-powered cars, but there’s no denying that electric cars are much more expensive. However, according to a recent study, the average running cost of an electric car is $485 a year, while a fossil-fueled car costs $1,117. One of the most expensive components of an electric car is the battery. If it breaks, you’ll have to pay a pretty penny to repair it – anywhere from $5,000 to $15,000 to replace it! #electriccar #futurecar #brightside Music by Epidemic Sound https://www.epidemicsound.com/ Stock materials (images, footage and more): https://www.depositphotos.com https://www.shutterstock.com https://www.eastnews.ru Subscribe to 5 MINUTE CRAFTS https://bit.ly/2F0If0m Just walk towards the sun, everything will be fine