What Is an Electric Vehicle? – Electric For All

All-Electric Vehicles

All-electric vehicles (commonly referred to as EVs or BEVs) don’t use gasoline, and instead have a large battery that powers one or more electric motors. Currently, all-electric vehicles have a driving range of 80 to more than 300 miles, with ranges increasing as new models are introduced. In addition to driving past the gas station, all-electric vehicles don’t require much maintenance (such as oil changes, smog checks, spark plug changes and replacing a catalytic converter or various other parts that wear out and break down) compared to gas cars.

All-electric vehicles can be charged at home using standard 120-volt or 240-volt house plugs, or away from home at public or workplace charging stations. One benefit of all-electric vehicles over plug-in hybrids is the capability to use DC fast chargers, which provide more than 100 miles of range in 30 minutes.