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COLUMBUS - The Greater Columbus Energy Task Force held its first meeting Tuesday night with its goals laid out clearly. "We are leaders in promoting energy sustainability and conservation," Mayor Nancy Osterhaus told the group. The meeting consisted ...Read more
Energy task force in Columbus begins its work - WISC News
They're not particularly fast, but for city driving they're not too slow off the line, either. Vancouver city council paved the way this week to allow electric cars on city streets with speed limits of 50 km/h or less after voting to allow ...Read more
Small electric cars get big city boost - Vancouver Sun
The Union Public Safety Department has a quiet, more fuel-efficient crime fighting tool. The department put its new Global Electric Motorcar into service Monday. It primarily will be used by Main Street patrol Officer Tony Keasler, but Chief Sam ...Read more
New public safety patrol car powered by electricity - Union Daily Times
They may not agree on how to handle Pakistan or what "Bush Doctrine" means , but Sen. John McCain and Gov. Sarah Palin both think Volkswagens are cool. The senior senior senator from Arizona counts a 2005 VW convertible among his 13 cars , and his ...Read more
John McCain Drives a Chick Car. At Least Sarah Palin's Car Is Cool - Wired
They may not agree on how to handle Pakistan or what the "Bush Doctrine" means , but Sen. John McCain and Gov. Sarah Palin both think Volkswagens are cool. The senior senator from Arizona counts a 2005 VW convertible among his 13 cars , and his ...Read more
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In most systems the motion is provided by electric motors. The motion may be provided either by wheels or propellors driven by rotary motors, or in the case of tracked vehicles, by linear motors. The electrical energy used to power the motors may be obtained from a direct connection to land-based generation plants, as is common in electric trains; from chemical energy stored on the vehicle in batteries or diesel fuel; from nuclear energy, on nuclear submarines and aircraft carriers; or more esoteric sources such as flywheels, wind and solar.
The reasons electric motors are used to drive vehicles are their fine control, high efficiency and simple mechanical construction. Electric motors often achieve 90% conversion efficiency over the full range of speeds and power output and can be precisely controlled. Electric motors can provide torque whilst not moving, unlike internal combustion engines, and do not need gears to match power curves. This removes the need for gearboxes, torque convertors and differentials. Electric motors also have the unusual ability to convert movement energy back into electricity, through regenerative braking. This can be used to reduce the wear on brake systems, and reduce the total energy requirement of a journey.
Most electric transport is directly connected to stationary sources of energy through the grid. Due to the extra infrastructure and difficulty in handling arbitrary travel, most directly connected vehicles are owned publicly or by large companies. These forms of transportation are covered in more detail in maglev trains, metros, trams, trains and trolleybuses. A hypothetical electric vehicle design is Personal rapid transit, a cross between cars and trains optimised for independent travel.