5 facts about electric cars: 1. The first electric car was built in 1884 and was designed & built by Thomas Parker, who was a London innovator in charge of the city's overhead tramways electrification. 2. Electric cars were the most popular automobiles in the 19th C. and early 20th C. During this period, ECs were more convenient (easier to operate and more comfortable) than the gasoline ones. The internal combustion (IC) engine was in its early stages of development and could not efficiently propel automobiles. Tens of thousands of EVs were sold during this period, but later, their sales dropped significantly as a result of the introduction of gasoline cars with more advanced IC engines. 3. They have low maintenance and running costs. ECs have fewer parts than gasoline cars, which means that they have fewer parts to maintain. Their costly batteries do not last forever, but they have a lifetime of many years something which keeps the replacement cost low... 4. There are significant carbon emissions in the production of electric cars. Most of the emissions come from battery production. However, the overall emissions are lower over the lifetime (from production to disposal) for these types of vehicles. 5. They are heavier than gasoline cars but less noisy. The cars' heavyweight, which is contributed by the batteries, makes them take longer to stop during braking and also keeps the occupants safer during collisions. On the side of noise, the occupants are usually free from noise disturbance because the vehicles do not use engines which are associated with noise. #avant2go #smart #ljubljana #carsharing #electriccars (at Ljubljana, Slovenia) https://www.instagram.com/p/B4rvDjjB8Bv/?igshid=o048d0kv9gh0
