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...that weight is in lead acid batteries. The typical range of this [[battery electric vehicle]] is 60 to 80 miles (100 to 130 km) per charge and it can be rechar

...l-climb]] races) with the results achieved by the endothermic cars, this [[electric vehicle]] was faster than many traditional [[race car]] [[prototypes]]. On

...batteries for [[electric motors]] for northern Italy. Also, in 1923 some [[electric cars]] originated here. They had a range of 120 km and were often used for

'''Micro-Vett''' is a leader in Italy and one of greatest in Europe for electric vehicles. The company has been associated with the NFIA (National Associati Micro-Vett has been in operation since 1987 in the field of electric traction, starting its business with the design of micro-citycars and then,

...a]] from the early eighties with a ''Polimotor'' electric motor with three batteries with 60 Ah and 14 hp. The primary [[transmission]] was an electronic four-s

...] or a '''[[traction battery]]''' (used for the main power source of an [[electric vehicle]]). ...x [[Galvanic cell|cells]] that each produce about 2 to 2.1 volts. As other batteries of its type, it is made up of plates of [[lead]] and [[lead oxide]]. These

...whose headquarters were in [[Milan]] and Sesto San workshops [[Giovanni]]. Electric vehicles were in vogue earlier this century because they were much more pra ...their vehicles by providing them with rear-wheel drive and concealing the batteries in double bottoms.

...te, was designed with a two-seater body with a false cover for housing the batteries. Progress of the gasoline engines had put them out of business.

...s common in electric trains; from chemical energy stored on the vehicle in batteries or diesel fuel; from nuclear energy, on nuclear submarines and aircraft car ...ertor|torque convertor]]s and [[Differential_(mechanics)|differential]]s. Electric motors also have the unusual ability to convert movement energy back into e

The 'Maranello4' is an innovative new petrol, diesel or electric-powered 'city car' which is developed and built by the EFFEDI Automotive Gr ...2.64 metres long it is now branching out of its home Italian market as the electric version is set to be imported into the UK by the Sakura Battery Co Ltd. Hom

...[[Battery electric vehicle|battery electric]] and [[hybrid vehicle|hybrid electric]] vehicles, the energy is stored in a [[battery (electricity)|battery]] or ...battery or capacitors. No regenerative braking effect can occur if another electric vehicle on the same supply system is not currently drawing power or if the

[[Image:DC Electric Locomotive.jpg|thumb|250px|right|An [[electric locomotive]], taking power through a [[Pantograph (rail)|pantograph]]]] An '''electric vehicle''', or EV, is a [[vehicle]] with one or more [[electric motor]]s for propulsion. The motion may be provided either by [[wheels]] o

'''Dynamic braking''' is the use of the electric [[traction motors]] of a [[railroad]] vehicle as generators to slow the veh ...Diesel locomotive#Diesel-electric|Diesel-electric loco]]) or the supply ([[Electric locomotive]]) and the motor [[Armature (electrical engineering)|armatures]]

...icity)|battery]] [[electricity|electric]] propulsion, creating a [[battery electric vehicle]]. In some cases the vehicle may be built by the converter, or asse ...n the [[Car dealership|automaker dealerships]] only paying the cost of the batteries and motor, with no installation costs (it is called preconversion or previo

...t]] No. 745,157 was issued to [[Clyde J. Coleman]] of New York City for an electric '''[[automobile]] self-starter'''. He had invented the first self-starter ...impelled engineer [[Charles Kettering]] to replace the hand crank with an electric starter. He modified Coleman's design and made it practical. It was teste

...Vehicle (EV) powered by electric motors and with energy stored in Lithium batteries. Both prototypes received great attention at trade shows and generated prin

[[Petroleum electric hybrid vehicle|Petroleum electric hybrid vehicles]] make use of both an on-board [[rechargeable energy storag [[Image:Hybridpar.png|thumb|right|400px|Structure of a parallel hybrid electric vehicle]]

...is a coil of wire (made from e.g. nichrome) that will glow red hot when an electric current is passed through it. This ignites the fuel on contact, once the te ...r" was used, which was essentially a larger version of the once ubiquitous electric buzzer. With this apparatus, the direct current passes through an electroma

== Electric vehicles == Iveco is making [[hybrid electric vehicle]]s.

digital ignition and electric starter motor. Under development. Ready for 2017. The fastest electric car with 500 Km autonomy.

...he hydrogen is turned into electricity through fuel cells which then power electric motors. ...y produce more pollution than would use of that energy in [[plug-in hybrid electric vehicles]]. Hydrogen fuel cells generate less CO₂ than conventi

...ecklist from the [[1966]] [[Batman (TV series)|television show]], ("Atomic batteries to power. Turbines to speed!") and by [[the Penguin]] in ''[[Batman Returns ...rically-powered car used for interiors, and a 1/3rd scale radio controlled electric model (5 feet long, 40 lbs) was built (Robert Jones & Greg Morgan) for the

...is contrasts with all-[[Battery electric vehicle|electric car]]s which use batteries charged by an external source such as the grid, or a [[Genset trailer|range ...l combustion engine that spun a generator which powered four wheel-mounted electric motors. The car was presented at the 1900 World Exhibition in Paris. The up

...ey appear mostly in the form of [[gas turbines]]. They are also used for [[electric generator]]s and by industry. ...sity of [[battery (electricity)|batteries]] and lack of affordable onboard electric generators such as [[fuel cell]]s has largely restricted their use to speci

...ey appear mostly in the form of [[gas turbines]]. They are also used for [[electric generator]]s and by industry. ...sity of [[battery (electricity)|batteries]] and lack of affordable onboard electric generators such as [[fuel cell]]s has largely restricted their use to speci

...ar driven solely by either engine. Combined with twin fuel tanks and twin batteries (which could be set up to run either or both engines), the redundancy of tw ...the rear wheels in a car that is normally front-wheel drive are driven by electric motors. This system was introduced in some variants of the [[Nissan Cube]]

* [[Electric motor]]s powered by kart-mounted [[Battery (electricity)|batteries]]

...c during the 1900 World Exhibition at Paris. The vehicle was powered by an electric hub at each wheel, a design later used by [[NASA]] in the [[Lunar rover]]. ...ar driven solely by either engine. Combined with twin fuel tanks and twin batteries (which could be set up to run either or both engines), the redundancy of tw

...ettra, introduced in 1990, adding an all-electric power-train to the line. Batteries replaced the rear seats and occupied some of the engine bay where the 18bhp *The basic '''Actual''' has black bumpers, lacks electric windows and a full-size spare wheel. The Actual was introduced in January 2

...end of '52. The displacement was increased to 192 cc in 1954 — electric start was added in 1961. *First motorcycle manufacturer to use [[Absorbent glass mat|AGM]] batteries