Do electric cars have engines? | Kia Singapore

 The traditional gasoline engine is replaced by an electric motor that gets its power from the electricity in rechargeable batteries. A gasoline engine tends to look like a plumbing process with its fuel, while an electric vehicle is a wiring process with an electric motor.

When you drive your electric car, often you will recognize that it is nearly silent.

This is because electric cars run on electricity, there’s no clutch, gearbox, transmission, or exhaust pipe.

 Electric motors have a number of differences when compared to traditional engines. With the same horsepower rating, the initial cost of an electric motor is much lower than a fossil-fuel engine. Having a single moving part, an electric motor has a longer lifespan. Generally, a properly maintained electric motor offers up to 30,000 hours of operating life without needing major repairs which means electric motors require less maintenance service than that of gasoline-powered engines. Minimizing the wasted energy by turning the car off when stopped and charging the battery when braking, electric motors inherently provide energy-efficiency.

• An electric motor replaced the conventional gasoline engine.
• The electric motor earns its power from a controller.
• The controller gets its power from rechargeable batteries.