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ZERO-EMISSION AND LOW-EMISSION CARS
Zero-emission vehicles are all fitted with an electric motor, which converts electricity to mechanical energy. ... Another advantage of the electric motor is that it can also convert mechanical power to electricity so electric cars are fitted with a regenerative braking systems which allows the car to recycle some of the cars kinetic energy. ... The infrastructure needed for such cars are the simplest (compare it to petrol stations! ... To ensure even weight distribution, the batteries are placed along the cars drive shaft and rear axle. ... Some industrials think that the future of that system is small city cars used only for everyday short trips. ...
Some industrials have chosen not to carry hydrogen in their cars but to extract it from other fuels that are easier to store, for example the Necar III fills up with methanol. ...
Solar power vehicles
Solar-powered cars are electric cars that rely on the sun for their energy. ... So, the solar-power is really unpractical; it may be used to help charging electric cars batteries but will always still just a small percentage of the energy that is needed and that will have to be provided by another system.
Approximate Word count = 817
Approximate Pages = 3.3
(250 words per page double spaced)
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