Electric car

A battery or an electric vehicle An electric car is a vehicle that is powered by one or more electric motors that use energy stored in batteries to drive the vehicle. Comparing electric vehicles to internal combustion engine (ICE) vehicles, electric vehicles are quieter, emit no exhaust emissions, and emit less greenhouse gases overall than ICE vehicles. As of 2020, the total cost of ownership of contemporary electric vehicles is less expensive than the total cost of ownership of comparable ICE vehicles in the United States and the European Union, owing to reduced fuel and maintenance expenses. Several types of charging stations are available for use by electric vehicles, and these charging stations may be placed in both private residences and public places.

According to the International Energy Agency, 4.6 percent of all new cars sold in 2020 will be plug-in electric, and by the end of that year, there will be more than 10 million plug-in electric vehicles on the road across the globe. Only approximately 1 percent of the automobiles on the world's roads were completely electric or plug-in hybrid vehicles by the end of 2020, despite significant development in this sector. Tax breaks, subsidies, and other nonmonetary incentives have been created in a number of nations to encourage the use of plug-in electric cars. As a result, many nations have passed legislation to phase out the sale of fossil-fuel vehicles in order to decrease air pollution and curb climate change.

In early 2020, the Tesla Model 3 surpassed the Toyota Prius as the world's best-selling electric vehicle, and in June 2021, it became the first electric vehicle to reach one million worldwide sales. Models such as the Japanese Mitsubishi i-MiEV and the Nissan Leaf were among the first to gain broad acceptance.