Types of electric vehicles | Which EV to choose?

hey guys hope you’re doing great we are back with another video on Automowheels and this time we’ll be talking about the future not the present or the past you’ve seen the title of the video so this time we’ll talk about electric vehicles and in what ways we will see them in our lives in the future it’s very fascinating to see how the shift of electric vehicles is happening quite frankly it’s happening at a much faster pace than i expected it to and i suppose there are two main reasons for it number one manufacturers are coming up with very appealing products in the electric vehicle market which are catching the fancy of a lot of people number two increase awareness about the benefits of electric vehicles especially in relation to efficiency and pollution or the absence of it rather granted electric vehicles are priced higher by most brands and their corresponding fossil fuel models but the x factor of owning one really is driving sales despite that high price okay i’m gonna stop here with the excitement i have about electric vehicles and jump straight to the point with the title of the video which is about the types of electric vehicles in the market so let’s jump right in now let’s get into a bit more detail with each of these types because that’s what you’re here for let’s begin with BEVs or battery electric vehicles BEVs are fully electric vehicles with rechargeable batteries and no internal combustion engine battery electric vehicles store all their energy in the form of electricity using high capacity batteries since they are fully electric BEVs do not emit any harmful emissions and hazards which are otherwise caused by traditional IC powered vehicles since they do not rely on any fossil fuel gone are the visits to the nearest fuel station and you are likely going to charge or top up your vehicle with a charger at your home office or any other place you can get power from since we’re talking charging it’s also important to understand how EV chargers are classified as well EV chargers are classified based on the speed with which they recharge an EV battery the classifications are level 1 level 2 and level 3. level 1 EV charging uses a standard household outlet to plug into the electric vehicle and takes the longest time anywhere between 8 hours to a day based on your vehicle’s battery capacity level 1 charging is typically done at home or at your workplace level 2 charging requires a specialized station which provides power at high wattage level 2 charges are typically found at workplaces and public charging stations and will take about 4-8 hours to charge a battery depending on its capacity level 3 charging also known as dc fast charging is currently the fastest charging solution in the EV market DC fast chargers are found at dedicated ev charging stations and can charge a battery in approximately 30 minutes to 1 hour based on its capacity while we are still on the topic of BEVs or full electrics it’s worth noting some vehicles that fall in this category in case you are exploring getting one yourself all of tesla’s models and the bmw i3 hyundai corner mg zs are some globally available cars that are fully electric let’s now move on to the next category that is plug-in hybrid electric vehicles or phev plug-in hybrids as the name suggests are not fully electric and use a combination of an ic engine and an electric motor a plug-in hybrid runs primarily using its electric motor and it won’t start using the ic engine until the battery runs out of power essentially a plug-in hybrid uses its ic engine as a backup source of power should things go wrong phevs can recharge their battery through both regenerative braking and by plugging in to an external source of power in terms of efficiency phevs are slightly less cost efficient than full electrics or bevs due to the fact that they also rely on an iec engine some phev examples are the toyota prius volvo xc90 and the bmw i8 and then finally we have hybrid electric vehicles or hevs hevs use both an ic engine and an electric motor the battery of the vehicle is charged by regenerative braking a process where the electric motor helps to slow the vehicle and converts energy derived from heat by the brakes into electricity thing to note here is that hevs cannot be charged using an external source of power hybrid electric vehicles start off using the electric motor from idle to low speeds and then the ic engine takes over as more power or torque is needed the two motors are controlled by an onboard computer which ensures a seamless driving experience while switching between motors as needed the difference between a hybrid and a plug-in hybrid is the fact that hybrids switch frequently between the electric and ic motors whereas a plug-in primarily uses the electric motor and has the ic engine only as a backup some hybrid electric vehicles available in the market today are the toyota camry honda civic and mg hector so there you go guys those were the three different types of electric vehicles available in the market today let us know if you already own one and how’s been your experience with one of these if you have any questions or comments please put them in the comment section below and let’s have a discussion about which one you would like to go for if you have to if you like more videos like these do subscribe to the channel and like our video if you like the content until next time it’s a goodbye .