ELECTRIC CARS

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The future is electric. More people than ever are deciding to purchase electric vehicles thanks to faster performance; more options to suit all budgets; because of environmental concerns as battery electric cars can provide cleaner and healthier air and help to combat climate change and they're a quieter alternative to petrol and diesel vehicles.

Are you thinking of getting an electric vehicle? Switching to a car that is powered by alternate energy doesn’t have to be daunting. On this page we have tried to provide you with everything you need for alternative fuel cars.

EV Glossary

If you're new to the world of EVs, we've broken down some of the most comment EV terms that you'll need to know.

EV – Electric Vehicle. Any vehicle that is powered by an electric motor.

HEV - Hybrid Electric Vehicle. HEVs use both battery power and fuel, making them more fuel-efficient than traditional vehicles.

kWh – “Kilowatt-Hour” is a unit of energy used to measure electric car battery capacity.

kW– “Kilowatt”, referring to the output speed of EV chargers and the power of an electric motor.

Tethered & Untethered– refers to two different types of chargers. The difference between tethered and untethered EV chargers is that tethered have a fixed cable that can’t be removed, whereas untethered chargers have a detachable cable.

Miles per KWh – This tells you how many miles your EV will go on 1 unit of electricity, and therefore how efficient it is.

Range – This is how far your EV can travel on a fully-charged battery.

Pre-Conditioning – Either pre heats or pre cools your car’s cabin while charging. This helps to preserve your range, as it saves you from using the main battery to bring the cabin up to temperature.

Start of Charge – Represents your vehicle’s current battery level as a percentage.

Smart Charging and Tariffs – These Allow you to charge your EV when energy is at its cheapest. Smart tariffs are often optimised based on time of day, electricity prices, and your EV battery percentage. Smart Charging only works with compatible smart chargers which use algorithms to optimise charging based on these factors. All you need to do is set your preferences on your phone, and the smart charger will schedule charging based on these.

Regenerative Braking – A mechanism within EVs that collects energy from the vehicle slowing down, which is then returned to the car’s battery as electricity.

Torque – Often referred to as ‘pulling power’, torque refers to how much power a motor can produce. Greater torque means greater power to the wheels, resulting in greater acceleration and an easier time climbing up steep ascents.

PHEV – Plug-In Hybrid. Like a HEV, these run on both battery power and fuel, but PHEVs plug into an external power source to charge up. Some PHEVs can drive purely on electric for short journeys, too.