2. Introduction
EV-Charge America installs EV electric vehicle charging stations
in numerous convenient locations, making it possible for drivers
of electric vehicles to recharge their cars while away from home.
The EV Charging stations installed by EV-Charge America are a
solid contribution to a cleaner, less polluted environment.
Under the 1992 U.S. Energy Policy Act, electricity is listed as an
alternative fuel for vehicle operation. The “fuel” is generated
from such sources as kinetic energy of wind and water
movement, collected energy from the sun and clean coal, and
nuclear power. Automobiles that rely solely on electricity as a
fuel and EV Charging stations as purveyors of that fuel are
known as all-electric vehicles and are referred to as EVs, or BEVs
(battery electric vehicles).
3. About EREVs
Electric vehicles known as extended range electric vehicles
(EREVs) can cover a greater distance than EVs because of
their design. EREVs make additional use of a combustion
generator, which is able to extend the distance a driver can
operate the vehicle on a full charge.
Plug-in hybrid electric vehicles, called PHEVs, use charging
stations as well, but PHEVs can either be fueled by gas or
powered by electricity and therefore are often referred to as
parallel hybrid vehicles. Typically, the vehicles use
electricity only at lower speeds.
4. Conclusion
Hybrid Electric Vehicles or HEVs are the only vehicles that
do not make use of a charging station. These cars utilize an
internal combustion engine, with the electricity generated
by regenerative braking.
Basically an electric-type vehicle can operate in one of three
modes. In V mode, a vehicle solely uses electricity from the
battery. In series hybrid mode, the engine of the car is
powered by the battery and from a gas engine when the
battery charge is low or when the driver accelerates. If a car
is operating in parallel hybrid mode, it is fueled electrically
at lower speeds and by a gas engine at higher speeds for
optimum fuel efficiency.