How an Electric Car Works? Its Parts & Functions [Explained]

How does an Electric Car Work? Its Parts & Functions Explained
Video Credits (Please check out these channels also):
[Serge FX] Asynchronous motor - • Educational 3D animati...
[EatonVideos] High voltage inverters - • Eaton's High Voltage T...
[Atlas Copco Industrial Tools & Solutions] Cover sealing solution for EV batteries - • Cover sealing solution...
[WorldOneSky] How does an Electric Car work? - • All About Electric: Ho...
Electric cars plug into a charge point and take electricity from the grid. They store electricity in a rechargeable battery that powers an electric motor, which spins the wheels. Electric cars run faster than vehicles with conventional fuel engines - so they feel lighter to drive.
The electric motor receives energy from a controller, which controls the amount of power based on the driver's use of the accelerator pedal. Electric cars (also known as electric vehicles or EVs) use energy stored in their rechargeable batteries, which are recharged by common household electricity.
Main components of an Electric car:
1) Traction Battery Pack: An electric-vehicle battery (also known as a traction battery) is used to power an electric vehicle's motors. These batteries are usually rechargeable (secondary) and are usually lithium-ion batteries.
2) Power Inverter: An inverter converts DC electricity from sources such as batteries or fuel cells into AC electricity. Power can be at any required voltage; Specifically, it can operate AC equipment designed for mains operation or can be rectified to produce DC at the desired voltage.
3) Electric Motor: The DC motor works because, simply put, when a current is passed through the motor circuit, there is a reaction between the current in the field and the current in the armature, which causes the armature to turn. The armature and the field are connected in series, and the whole motor is referred to as a "series wound."
4) Controller: The controller's main function is to regulate electrical energy from batteries and inverters that will be distributed to electric motors. The main input to the controller is from the car's pedal. This pedal setting will determine the frequency variation or voltage variation that will enter the motor and, at the same time, determine the speed of the car.
5) DC/DC Converter: This is one of the electric car parts that convert high-voltage DC power from the traction battery pack to low-voltage DC power to drive the vehicle's accessories and recharge the auxiliary battery. Necessary for.
6) Charging port: The charge port allows the vehicle to be connected to an external power supply to charge the traction battery pack.
Disclaimer:
This video is just for educational purposes only. We are not in the auto repair business nor publish automotive service manuals. This video is not reviewed or authorized by any vehicle manufacturer. This video is intended only as general guidance. Every system is slightly different, so refer to the owner’s manual of your vehicle for any specific information about your model. Remember that only proper service and repair procedures will ensure your car's safe and reliable operation.
Copyright Disclaimer:
Copyright Disclaimer under section 107 of the Copyright Act 1976, allowance is made for “fair use” for purposes such as criticism, comment, news reporting, teaching, scholarship, education, and research. Fair use is a use permitted by copyright statute that might otherwise be infringing. Non-profit, educational, or personal use tips the balance favor of fair use.
Follow us on Facebook:- / fanpageengineerspost
Visit our Website for more articles:-
www.theengineerspost.com/
Contact us: [e-mail]
If you find this video useful, please share it with your friends, and If you have any questions, leave a comment we’ll respond.
Thanks for watching, and subscribe for more.

[@iammysocial242]

Thanks so much for a basic breakdown! Helps so much!

[@rockysubu8384]

BEAUTIFULLY EXPLAINED STEP BY STEP

[@wandellpassah8086]

Thank you Down to earth explanation. The best part is motor to speed up but turns Alternator when brake appled Energy Conserved a lot. No mechanical gear box No Differentials Oh if higher secondary students are taught this way No costly coaching classes or spoon feeding

[@chavale2]

Disposal Pollution Brother and Production Big pollution

[@GVChannel]

So good explanation and awesome clear voice.

[@exoticcarlovers6820]

WOW.... ♥️NOTHING TO SAY MY BROTHER😌😌YOU ARE A BEAST..... KEEP IT UP♥️LOVE IT FROM SRILANKA ❣️💫

[@hemantpandey9676]

Great work ! Would love to know more about the engineering behind EVs , especially FCEVs.

[@TheEngineersPost]

Thanks! Sure we will cover FCEVs in future video.

[@exoticcarlovers6820]

I WANT BHEV vehicles TOO.... PLZ MAKE A REVIEW brother♥️

[@mechguy8459]

What a explanation 😮. Even a common man can become a mechanic by watching your video. ❤️❤️❤️

[@TheEngineersPost]

Glad you liked it

[@lyeak1055]

@@TheEngineersPost mmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm

[@lyeak1055]

@@TheEngineersPost mmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm

[@recon5107]

I been a mechanic 30 years, umm no, even now a days, most normal people have no idea how to proper trouble shoot a common problem with check engine lights... most mechanics cant either, its a specialty..... THis will be as well... This video left alot out.... I actually work on these cars and gas cars......ASE Master Mechanic.. Its a good basic video, but its being bias on some many levels and WRONG about cost.....

[@GymRat202]

@@recon5107 always a guy like you…did you just come here to tell us you’ve been a mechanic for 30 years

[@gabrielegwell6457]

Thank you very much. this has been super informative.

[@hemantflux]

Very helpful - post viewing this video lot of query on EV got resolved. Please can you also help with a video on Battery technologies and there advancement in recent days please .

[@jeromeavila3195]

Wow! Very informative. Thanks!

[@willsantossilva]

Wow, I knew nothing about cars but, now I got it, it isn't easy but,I'll get there Thanks, I love it

[@g63mercedes-benz2]

Thank u Sir for detail vdo love from INDIA.Nicely explained❤❤❤

[@amylai711]

The most informative explanation on EV. Greatly appreciated! A couple questions: 1. Why do we sometimes hear electric cars blow up? 2. What's the key technology in EV development? 3. What are obstacles ahead in the industry?

[@JakovOmrcen]

1. when battery is pierced there is no stopping it. The chemistry reacts to air and will start burning like hell. just run away. 2. Batteries lasting longer, giving more juice. Reducing costs. 3. Some of the parts used in batteries are being minded from the ground. Soon there will be shortage of materials and EV are going to switch to H powered mechanisms

[@recon5107]

@@JakovOmrcen I been Master mechanic for 30 years, Batteries today don't last longer, they last less longer than 10 year,s 20 years ago.... the quality has GOT worse..... not better... This is for electric and Gas cars, we sell MORE batteries than we ever did, 20 years ago, in cars a year old and less........ Batteries for Electric also cost thousands .......that does not reduce costs... Sensors , states, motors, etc in electric cars have HIGH maint, need to be recal all the damn time, which is NOT under most warranties, due to it being related to weather, debris.... So, people who THINK electric will be cheaper, have a rude awaken, and as I said in other posts, its a specialty, just like diagnosing , trouble shooting check engine lights, known as drivability.... something I done my entire career, and I meet 3 others like myself and worked with hundreds, so good luck finding a shop to repair, these, even in the future, due to the cost of tools, US mechanics have to PAY, and most won't and cant.....So, you will be forced to a dealer, and most of there mechanics won't either...Unless the SHOPS pays and MOST shops, don't pay for shit, they rely on US mechanics..... This is why the industry is dying, and has been for 30 years..... These shops will be all gone small business wise..... It will be only dealers and only a few of them.... that WILL be able to fix this stuff.... due to them PAYING shit and giving shit benefits.... Talk to any Master mechanic like myself who has been doing this along time, they will TELL you the same, this WILL cost the customer WAY MORE money at the end of the day....... and drive more mechanics from the industry... as it did when Computers, come into cars..I personally loved computers, and electric, but I know reality and cost and what it does to our bodies and how we are treated. So, the industry, and customers will pay the price, MARK my words.... Long waits....and more $$

[@juanlopez4353]

I know all these business Proposals about an improvement is not or it's just another big business proposal for the big shot oligarchs and government to make billions of dollars.... They don't care about your safety or income if you can afford it... I prefer the old cars that I worked on I can replace carburetors, regulators, alternators, generators, brakes, radiators, tune-ups ect. And when the computers came around I said forget it man you got a go to the mechanic to do the job and turn off that check engine light and it's more expensive. How much blood can they squeeze off our arteries since they drain all our veins already and kill us with stress and anxiety..... This politicians and business people lie through the cracks of their teeth....

[@kevinburke6743]

@@recon5107 ICE cars have loads more electric stuff sapping battery power now than they ever did, chance some pickups having 2 batteries. Not being sexist but there are a lot more women driving cars these days, just doing short local runs. In the UK we have a saying never buy a car previously owned by a health visitor or district nurse. The Tesla model S was launched over 10 years ago, with only an 8 year battery warranty! ICE engines are 20-25 percent efficient! Electric motors are 97-99percent!!! If you have 2 electric motors on the same axle you don't need a multi speed transmission or differential. Also with the OBDll port you have a very Good idea what's wrong.

[@engineluvers1646]

Battery blow due to thermal runaway , is the battery pack have good cooling system then chances of thermal run way is very less. Thermal runaway is the most adverse cause of complete thermal mismanagement

[@guybernardlalanne1847]

Great presentation! I would like to hear about solid state battery

[@ajithpeiris5389]

Every human has the wright to protect the enviorement. It can be done through EV (this) cars. Whether you like or not the technolgy will change. Its the time to change all of us to EV cars and thanks to your video. It gave more details.

[@TheEngineersPost]

Great point!

[@cristinalacerda9979]

I was watching this with a friend and student of mine, and both of us learnt quite a lot. You really rock with this video. Keep on doing these videos, pls! Congratulations about it! Hi from Brazil.

[@aditya-qs3uy]

Very Nicely explained! Thank you

[@uchedike4708]

Many thanks. Enlightening presentation. Clearly we are getting close to massive rollout and affordable EVs.

[@brewergamer]

Until EVs are under $20,000 they are not "affordable" for the average person. Sure doctors and lawyers will be able to drive them, but not average everyday workers.

[@joeyelton407]

@@brewergamer AND, we currently don't have the electric power generation required to charge a fleet of EVs, exacerbated by the current push to eliminate fossil fuels......not realistic, IMO.

[@carlsmith5545]

I priced one at $80,000. Hell they can keep it. I have a 2014 buick lacrosse and a Nissan pathfinder rock creek 2020 and both are paid off and run perfectly. I keep them clean and polished and i take care of them. They not only have to bring down the ev prices but they have to perfect them before i even think about spending $80,000 pluss on one. I travel on i-95 twice a year from Pennsylvania to Florida and i dont see many charging stations. I wish i didn't have to drive down there and i don't fly and of course the mighty United States of America doesn't have highspeed bullet trains which is something we should of had decades ago. Considering how gong ho on Technology this country is. But for now, keep the electric cars and all the money it would take to own one.....

[@ayeminnlatt6772]

Thank you so much , Sir. 🙏🙏🙏

[@szubinmehta]

I hadn't sunscribed to your Channel two weeks ago, since I didn't find any videos regarding EV. Now I am. Thanks. Was exactly looking for this explanation.

[@joelow6086]

Thank you so much for this information .

[@p.ashukkur4613]

thank you ... very informative😊

[@maingamilimo825]

Thank you for an easy to understand but detailed video

[@balasubrahmanyamindana5082]

Very well explained in short time...I love it❤

[@ChannelNews1]

I interviewed a top energy expert on my home page vid. He warns EV conversion will not happen and oil can never be replaced.

[@moa3008]

I have heard that charging the battery at home in a standard electrical outlet takes many hours to fully recharge; and the owners will need an electrical system that has more juice flowing into the battery.

[@prasadsavle13]

Amazing vedio. Appreciated the efforts put on in making such wonderful material. Anyone can understand becuase of its simplicity & excellent animation which are timed perfectly. Thanks for sharing

[@TheEngineersPost]

Thanks a ton

[@guynickys]

Hey.... very nicely explained.... wonderful

[@ochibella9562]

Very educative 👍🏾

[@trisharaningle6801]

It was a fantastic, knowledgeable👍 video. I thought I will need to give so many hours or days to understand EV's but by explaining electric vehicle working in just 18min you proved me wrong. Thank you so much🙏

[@ramakrishnahari6297]

God Bless You Sir 🙏

[@belaydesalegn1537]

really!! very educative appreciate for yous short and brief information.

[@simplyalok]

Great knowledge, thanks 🌹

[@kshitizgautam5412]

Thanks .. Now, I will make my own electric car and try to commercialize it..😊

[@svetlanashcherbinina73]

Cool video, nicely done!!! Good job!

[@blekleef7378]

12:17 Ford C-Max Energi is really nice 👌🤣 Anyway, really nice video. Thanks !

[@bingegamer99]

Amazing video and explanation but I think you mixed up the ford and mercedes when talking about plugin hybrids 😅

[@velinix7915]

Very informative video. Thanks so much

[@akmalnafees292]

Productive & informative video.

[@pradeepbk199]

That's really nice informative video. One query on batteries, There is a saying that we should use more of slow chargers rather fast or ultra fast charger to get longer battery life. is this true ? I am not sure how fast charger decrease the battery life, could you pls explain ?

[@User_shamh]

No.note, need to see the thermal conditions of the cells during the rapid charging.

[@user-cv5kq9hy7x]

អរគុណ

[@TurkVladimir]

Thanks again For this wonderful video .

[@okemefulachidera5440]

I love this video I learnt a lot I see some solutions in questions I have been asking

[@mehdi_297]

Just incredible👌

[@DS-dt8si]

What is the battery life time ? Cost of batteries to replace expired batteries ? recycling process of expired batteries ? Environmental challenges while disposing batteries ? plz explain ?

[@mookilayi2000s]

SUPER AND VERY GOOD KNOWLEDGE IS GIVING ABOUT EV..................

[@LEOEVrepair]

Two years have passed, and the technological advancement in electric vehicles (EVs) has been rapid. Some Chinese electric cars now boast a range exceeding 1000 kilometers, with fast-charging speeds reaching 80% capacity in just 15 minutes. Prices have become comparable to traditional fuel-powered cars, and, more importantly, there has been a significant increase in intelligent features.

[@josephUdokang]

Very informative. Thanks

[@sivakumar-vc8to]

Got a good knowledge about ev vehicles. Thanks bro.

[@TheEngineersPost]

Always welcome

[@user-vq2hh5yu5x]

Thank so much for your so intersting explenation, for sure i will change my gas car to an Ev car in future

[@danielnegash7985]

Really appreciate you good explanation thanks lot

[@farooqkhan1149]

Thank you very much for sharing info about the EV's only charging time is long otherwise a good contribution to the green environment.

[@ChannelNews1]

I interviewed a top energy expert on my home page vid. He warns EV conversion will not happen and oil can never be replaced.

[@jayadevashok2070]

This video was very informative

[@HemantSharma-kc3mb]

Knowledgeable video 👍 Thanks for sharing publically

[@anuruprao2056]

This video captures all the essential details for a layman to comprehend the functioning of the different types of EVs. Kudos! 👍🏼

[@yaqoobkhan8795]

Great job. Would you let the viewers know how various aircraft engines function.

[@TheEngineersPost]

Great suggestion!

[@baladev3713]

Great information ...

[@we101010]

Thank you, it is very useful information to begin with.

[@lakkarajushankar]

Very well explained

[@ravichauhan8114]

Great explanation.

[@sarantravel]

Great video, well explained.. but next time please make sure attention to details, 12:17 you mentioned Mercedes as ford and vice versa.

[@TheEngineersPost]

My bad

[@abhijeetpadhi5420]

Sir do you have a ppt of this as I have taken this as my technical seminar topic and which I have on next week , so therefore if you share this as a ppt then I will be faithful to you and atlast the video helped me getting my doubt clear . Thank you

[@rashidbashir7949]

you give us great knowlege

[@arunkumarmaheshwaram]

thanks for teaching me

[@mutetipeter2307]

Great work as an engineer have alot ... Even I never knew how they work ...

[@13baappangamatlo12]

Very well presented, catering to both techies n laymen.

[@juanlopez4353]

To me I really don't care for one they're too expensive and what were the weight of those batteries do when you get in a wreck and one of those batteries sounds break you better run like hell because your car is going to be in fire quick.... That's if you can run you'll burn up in the car like barbecue spare ribs.... You notice they never spoke about safety the vehicle crashing what would happen...

[@paulrutan2309]

They are very dangerous n hazard to you health

[@InnocentAyush]

its really useful for us thanks a lot.

[@biddrohinobab736]

Beautiful video

[@busagl]

Nice work dude!

[@kwesigaalex4765]

Excellent explanation

[@anandmohan4657]

thanks for such nice info.

[@kojomensah7474]

Each one teach one thank you for this Vedio thanks for sharing

[@ChannelNews1]

I interviewed a top energy expert on my home page vid. He warns EV conversion will not happen and oil can never be replaced.

[@worldtourismindianculturev7771]

Thank you. Very useful

[@Cartcheung]

nice video，itis a pity donnot find BYD in it,haha

[@cornelius-theoptimist2514]

Well explained 👏

[@carloreyes1416]

Thanks.... very nice one...

[@josehenriquefinati2858]

Excellent video with easy and complete explanation , even for foreign.. congratulation t

[@Grapesforeeeeeeeee]

This is a pretty neat video I love watching videos like this ❤❤

[@bontisangma8426]

I would love to learn more about the car and because of your video I have passed the test ofit ❤❤

[@udanthasamarasinghe5513]

This is very useful. Thank you. But I also wanna tell, in some countries these EV vehicles are makes a huge emissions. if the electricity made by chemical power plants, then thes car makes lots of emissions. Because of its not from the car, we don't see it. These EV vehicles are eco friendly if we make electricity by solar power or some other eco friendly way. But some how your video is very useful. Thank you. 😎

[@ejv1963]

@Udantha Samarasinghe, Pollution controlling devices like Electrostatic Precipitators, Catalytic Reduction systems , Flue Desulfiaration systems etc can be installed to coal /fossil fuel power plants. Such devices are impractical to be installed on every ICE vehicle on the road. Hence, even if electricity is generated at coal /fossil fuel power plants, EVs are greener than ICE vehicles. Solar panel manufacturing also produce greenhouse gas emissions and toxins like hydrofluoric acid. Hydel projects emit lot of greenhouse gases from stored water, along with other environmental implications. So virtually no energy source for human use is "absolutely green".

[@DrDaab]

You are mostly correct. Keep in mind that while it is true that generating electricity in conventional (non Green) power plants produces Greenhouse gases, proper design can decrease it with new technology, although it cannot totally eliminate it. At the generation point it is far simpler and less costly to reduce pollution than to do it in each vehicle. Therefore, there is still tremendous advantage to switching aways from petrol to electric cars. As we switch to Green Power generation (Wind, Solar, and Geothermal) then of course electric cars will make even more sense. Don't repeat Fossil Fuel Corporate propaganda, similar to what the Tobacco Industry was doing by lying about the dangers of tobacco smoking (Emphysema, Cancer, and lots of other problems made worse).

[@nandunagasatish]

Please make dedicated video on ev hybrid vehicles 🥺

[@ibrahimissaissa6627]

Thanks for your efforts

[@radhikalucas7703]

Thank you for this video

[@sindhujalingampally6066]

Thank you

[@c_70_mohammadajmalturk46]

Nice explanation

[@sreeramyaroyalenfieldandme]

Nice work!

[@sdbossofficial]

Thanks so much

[@Rajeev628]

Very much Informative content, thanks for sharing

[@ChannelNews1]

I interviewed a top energy expert on my home page vid. He warns EV conversion will not happen and oil can never be replaced.

[@shauryasaxena5263]

Thanks a lot sir

[@Dr.MuhammadUmarSherazi_VLOGS]

Great effort bro thnx for your great information from Pakistan❤❤❤

[@ahmedawan3370]

amazing car technolgy

[@vitthalshinde2181]

Can you make a video and explaination of Regenerative Braking System in FWD EVs

[@user-bc1tl5ji1m]

Many thanks!!!!

[@karthikp1589]

How Does A/C work with Electric vehicle & battery life (if it needs replacement with multiple recharge / discharge) could be the areas to consider for explanation.

[@erditocome4817]

Thanks. I didn't know anything about electric cars

[@yishakasrat6901]

thanks

[@user-uy6hx8zl3b]

Love electric car! The acceleration is smooth, the zero emissions make it eco-friendly, and the convenience of charging is a game-changer. Excited for a greener future with more electric cars on the road!

[@ChannelNews1]

I interviewed a top energy expert on my home page vid. He warns EV conversion will not happen and oil can never be replaced.

[@LAndrewsChannel]

@@ChannelNews1 And when oil runs out, what will happen?

[@ChannelNews1]

@@LAndrewsChannel did you watch it?

[@LAndrewsChannel]

@@ChannelNews1 Both you and the "energy expert" are clearly biased, spewing unverfied or false crap about EVs and pretty much riding each other arguments without actually discussing anything for the 5 minutes I had the patience to listen. Also, repling the same text to other unrelated comments under this video is an easy way to be reported as spam and diminish the value of whatever you are saying.

[@ChannelNews1]

@@LAndrewsChannel how is providing hard resources biased? The shoe is clearly on the other foot.

[@innovativedesigners67]

Excellent work.

[@user-bp2yi3eo1m]

Wonderful overview of an EV. Strange there's no mention of Tesla (only legacy automakers).

[@ChannelNews1]

I interviewed a top energy expert on my home page vid. He warns EV conversion will not happen and oil can never be replaced.

[@josephhillton1094]

First time watcher,good one. Does the battery dissipate charge if kept idle for some days?

[@TheEngineersPost]

EVs can handle extended periods of inactivity very well. But a lot can depend on what condition your car battery is in. If your car battery is new and has been kept in good condition, it can probably sit unused for about two weeks before it goes flat.

[@josephhillton1094]

@@TheEngineersPost clarified

[@adrianfernandopulle9674]

Easy to understand. Very good knowledge sharing for the younger generation who are interested to work as machanics at a car repare workshops.

[@recon5107]

I'm a 30 year ASE Master Mechanic, they left out, it will cost you thousands to even begin becoming a mechanic, today, and it will be worse once all the electric crap is into play, I been a drivability mechanic, and there are NOT many of us, they will fall into that area as well as specialty, which I spent over 100k in took and in electric tools, I will need to nearly retool completely, the SHOP does not supply tools, it will cost me another 200-300k worth of tools over a period of time, if you don't have those tools, you cant make money or work on them..... Now a days, GM Ford, Etc, also charge Sub fees and yearly fees for our scanners, and much more..... My scanner cost me alone 8k, and every year a few more grand for updates..... and we get shit health care, and no pensions, 401, sure, but if you get hurt as I did and others always do, good luck, getting disability.. I love being a mechanic.... but, be smart about any younger generation person who does it, plan on getting the skills needed and work for your self.... because at the end of the day once you get hurt and you will at some point, no one will care.... the shop, the gov, your health insurance will NOT pay... Great living for good mechanics, but work for your self.... and be smart about it. Alot of us learned the hard way.... as veteran mechanics.