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  2. Capacitor discharge ignition - Wikipedia

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    An excerpt from the 'Motorway' Jan 11 1906, describes its use on Ford six cylinder cars: 'The efficiency of the Ford Magneto is shown by the fact that the instant it is switched in the car will pick up speed and, without changing the position of the ignition control lever, will run at least ten miles an hour faster.'

  3. Electric cars in winter: How cold weather affects EV range ...

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    As an example, Tesla states how, if the charge location is less than 30 to 45 minutes away, Model 3 drivers should “consider preconditioning the battery before driving”.

  4. Electric car chargers and charging your EV on the road: all ...

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    There are two reasons for this: firstly, electric car batteries tend to charge much more slowly beyond 80 per cent, and secondly, lithium batteries tend to have a longer life if they are charged ...

  5. 'The charge state tapers off': Elon Musk told Joe Rogan how ...

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    “For a gasoline car, you would fill it up,” Musk said during a recent episode of “The Joe Rogan Experience” podcast. “For a battery, the charge state tapers off as you get above 80%.”

  6. Electric car charging methods - Wikipedia

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    Electric car charging at National Air and Space Museum, 12 December 2016. Various methods exist for recharging the batteries of electric cars. Currently, the largest concern surrounding electric vehicle transportation is the total travel range available before the need to recharge.

  7. Charge control - Wikipedia

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    Charge control is a technology that lets an electric utility control, in real time, the charging of a gridable (plug-in) vehicle, such as a plug-in hybrid (PHEV) or a battery electric vehicle (BEV). Through charge control, the utility is able to postpone charging of the vehicle during time of peak demand .

  8. Speed of electricity - Wikipedia

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    The speed at which energy or signals travel down a cable is actually the speed of the electromagnetic wave traveling along (guided by) the cable. I.e., a cable is a form of a waveguide. The propagation of the wave is affected by the interaction with the material(s) in and surrounding the cable, caused by the presence of electric charge carriers ...

  9. Starter (engine) - Wikipedia

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    An automobile starter motor (larger cylinder). The smaller object on top is a starter solenoid which controls power to the starter motor and engages the Bendix drive.. A starter (also self-starter, cranking motor, or starter motor) is a device used to rotate (crank) an internal-combustion engine so as to initiate the engine's operation under its own power.