Engineering Professor Explains How Electric Cars Work and Answers Common EV Questions
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Summary
Professor Willett Kempton, an electrical and computer engineering expert from the University of Delaware, answers common internet questions about electric vehicles. He explains how EVs work using a diagram, comparing the battery and charging cable to a gasoline car's fuel tank and fuel pump. The article covers topics including EV mechanics, Tesla sales impact from Elon Musk's public persona, charging speed comparisons to gas pumps, and the unavailability of Chinese EVs in the American market.
Key quotes
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You plug the car in and electricity flows into the battery. So instead of a fuel tank, you've got a battery.
That big yellow thing is a really large battery.
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