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Electric cars
Electric Car:
An electric car is a car powered by an electric motor rather than a gasoline engine. When you get in to drive the car, you put the key in the ignition and turn it to the "on" position to turn the car on. You shift into "Drive" with the shifter, push on the accelerator pedal and go. It performs like a normal gasoline car. Here are some interesting statistics:
The range of this car is about 50 miles (80 km).
-The 0-to-60 mph time is about 15 seconds.
-It takes about 12 kilowatt-hours of electricity to charge the car
after a 50-mile trip
-The batteries weigh about 1,100 pounds (500 kg).
-The batteries last three to four years.
To compare the cost per mile of gasoline cars to this electric car, here's an example. Electricity in North Carolina is about 8 cents per kilowatt-hour (cheaper if you recharge at night).
Clearly, the "fuel" for electric vehicles costs a lot less per mile than it does for gasoline vehicles. And for many, the 50-mile range is not a limitation -- the average person living in a city or suburb seldom drives more than 30 or 40 miles per day.
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