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    Electric vehicles are propelled by electric motors powered by rechargeable batteries. While popular in the late 19th century, electric cars declined with the rise of gasoline vehicles. Now electric vehicles are making a comeback. Advantages include higher efficiency and simpler construction than gas cars, while challenges include limited range and high battery costs. The document proposes a low-cost "Sun-Car Kit" solar charging station for electric vehicles that could pay for itself within two years based on fuel savings.

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    Electric vehicles are propelled by electric motors powered by rechargeable batteries. While popular in the late 19th century, electric cars declined with the rise of gasoline vehicles. Now electric vehicles are making a comeback. Advantages include higher efficiency and simpler construction than gas cars, while challenges include limited range and high battery costs. The document proposes a low-cost "Sun-Car Kit" solar charging station for electric vehicles that could pay for itself within two years based on fuel savings.

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    Electric vehicles are propelled by electric motors powered by rechargeable batteries. While popular in the late 19th century, electric cars declined with the rise of gasoline vehicles. Now electric vehicles are making a comeback. Advantages include higher efficiency and simpler construction than gas cars, while challenges include limited range and high battery costs. The document proposes a low-cost "Sun-Car Kit" solar charging station for electric vehicles that could pay for itself within two years based on fuel savings.

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    Radu Marius & Pruteanu Andrei

    Politechnical University of Bucharest, Romania


    Otward M. Mueller & Eduard K. Mueller
    MTECH Laboratories, LLC ,Ballston Spa, NY, USA
    ELECTRIC VEHICLES

     An electric car is an automobile that is propelled by one or


    more electric motors, using electrical energy stored in
    rechargeable batteries.
     The first practical electric cars were produced in the 1880’s.
    Electric cars were popular in the late 19th century and early
    20th century, until advances in internal combustion
    engines, electric starters in particular, and mass production
    of cheaper gasoline vehicles led to a decline in the use of
    electric drive vehicles.
     In 1987, electric cars found their first commercial use in the
    USA. New York City taxies were electric, and they were
    manufactured by the Philadelphian Electric Carriage and
    Wagon company
    Advantages
     an electric motor has higher efficiency compared to a
    combustion engine
     more simple construction compared to gas-powered
    cars,
     has regenerative braking, which leads to a further
    increase in efficiency
    Challenges
     Limited charge content (miles per charge)
     high price of their batteries
     lithium ion batteries that may experience
    temperature-related problems or failures in very hot
    areas such as Arizona or Africa
     Challenges are also introduced by battery charging
    procedures. There are basically two technologies:
    Conductive charging, which is used in most cases , and
    dynamic wireless charging . In general, there exist three
    systems that yield different charging times:

     Level 1 charging: 120 VAC, 60 Hz.

     Level 2 charging: 240 VAC, 60 Hz.

     Level 3 charging: 400 VDC, 0 Hz.


    Charging solution for electric cars
     The “Sun-Car Kit”
    Simplified block diagram of the proposed
    solar charging station for electric vehicles.
    Working prototype solar electric vehicle
    charging station set up at MTECH’s facilities
    in Ballston Spa, NY
    COSTS
     The cost of one kilowatt (installed power) obtained from
    the sun has dropped more than 100 times from $76,670/kW
    in 1977 to about $740/kW in 2013. Assuming this power is
    available for 8 hours of the day on average, a 1-kW solar
    array should yield around 8 kWh per day– about 25 miles
    per day or just over 9,300 miles per year for the SMART
    Electric Drive (3.2miles/kWh).
     Using Uganda as an example with its fuel cost of
    $5.40/gallon , the equivalent annual gasoline cost at 38
    mpg is around $1325. Assuming the complete charging
    station (including storage batteries, solar panels, inverter,
    and so on) can be purchased for under $3,000, the solar
    charging station could pay for itself in about two years. In
    the third year and beyond, fuel costs would be zero.
    Conclusion
     TECH’s “Sun-Car Kit” is a low-cost, easy-to-install, off-
    grid solar charging station for electric vehicles, which
    can be easily expanded by simply adding more solar
    panels. Significant savings in fuel and/or electricity
    costs and a reduction of CO2 emissions are possible.

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