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Uninterruptible power supply. An uninterruptible power supply (UPS) or uninterruptible power source is a type of continual power system that provides automated backup electric power to a load when the input power source or mains power fails. A UPS differs from a traditional auxiliary / emergency power system or standby generator in that it will ...
Bottom-right: converted Toyota Priuses recharging at public charging stations in San Francisco, California (2009). A charging station, also known as a charge point, chargepoint, or electric vehicle supply equipment (EVSE), is a power supply device that supplies electrical power for recharging plug-in electric vehicles (including battery ...
The Tesla Model S is a battery-electric, four-door full-size car that has been produced by the American automaker Tesla since 2012. The automaker's longest-produced model and second vehicle, critics have called the Model S one of the most significant and influential electric cars in the industry.
An electric vehicle (EV) is a vehicle whose propulsion is powered fully or mostly by electricity. [1] EVs include road and rail vehicles, electric boats and underwater vessels, electric aircraft and electric spacecraft. Early electric vehicles first came into existence in the late 19th century, when the Second Industrial Revolution brought ...
Regenerative braking is a two-step process involving the motor/generator and the battery. The initial kinetic energy is transformed into electrical energy by the generator and is then converted into chemical energy by the battery. This process is less efficient than the flywheel.
An electric vehicle battery is a rechargeable battery used to power the electric motors of a battery electric vehicle (BEV) or hybrid electric vehicle (HEV). They are typically lithium-ion batteries that are designed for high power-to-weight ratio and energy density. Compared to liquid fuels, most current battery technologies have much lower ...
Female (vehicle connector) Combo2 – DC Charger (left) and Normal Type 2 – 1‒3 phase AC Charger (right). Combo 2 extension adds two extra high-current DC pins underneath and does not use the AC pins. The IEC 62196-2 Type 2 connector (often referred to as Mennekes for the company that designed it) is used for charging electric vehicles ...
An electric motor is a machine that converts electrical energy into mechanical energy. Most electric motors operate through the interaction between the motor's magnetic field and electric current in a wire winding to generate force in the form of torque applied on the motor's shaft. An electric generator is mechanically identical to an electric ...