{"id":43797,"date":"2022-11-17T16:35:02","date_gmt":"2022-11-17T16:35:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/myenergi.com\/ie\/?post_type=guides&#038;p=43797"},"modified":"2025-06-12T09:34:20","modified_gmt":"2025-06-12T08:34:20","slug":"how-do-electric-cars-work","status":"publish","type":"guides","link":"https:\/\/www.myenergi.com\/ie\/guides\/how-do-electric-cars-work\/","title":{"rendered":"How Do Electric Cars Work?"},"content":{"rendered":"\n\n<div id='block-header-basic-block_00c0fc83c2c0e55f3db9f3de93d070b1'  class='flexi-block header-basic-block pt-8 lg:pt-16 pb-8 lg:pb-16 relative header-with-image'>\n\n\n    <div class=\"relative \">\n\t\n            <img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"504\" src=\"https:\/\/www.myenergi.com\/ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2022\/11\/Screenshot-2022-08-23-at-09.07.49-1024x504-1.png\" class=\"absolute top-0 left-0 object-cover w-full h-full z-[-1]  rounded-bl-2.5xl block\" alt=\"\" style=\"opacity: 1\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.myenergi.com\/ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2022\/11\/Screenshot-2022-08-23-at-09.07.49-1024x504-1.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.myenergi.com\/ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2022\/11\/Screenshot-2022-08-23-at-09.07.49-1024x504-1-300x148.png 300w, https:\/\/www.myenergi.com\/ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2022\/11\/Screenshot-2022-08-23-at-09.07.49-1024x504-1-768x378.png 768w, https:\/\/www.myenergi.com\/ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2022\/11\/Screenshot-2022-08-23-at-09.07.49-1024x504-1-600x295.png 600w, https:\/\/www.myenergi.com\/ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2022\/11\/Screenshot-2022-08-23-at-09.07.49-1024x504-1-250x123.png 250w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/>        \n\t<div class=\"container flex flex-col mx-auto invert-color  min-h-[394px]  pb-9  justify-end py-11 md:py-9 lg:py-11 \">\n\t\t<div class=\"first-mt-0 pb-9 lg:pb-4\">\n                            <h1 class=\"h2 lg:h3 !mb-0\">\n                    How do electric cars work?                <\/h1>\n                    <\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"relative flex flex-wrap justify-between w-full mx-auto\">\n    <div class=\"w-full py-5 breadcrumbs\">\n        <nav aria-label=\"breadcrumbs\" class=\"rank-math-breadcrumb\"><p><span class=\"last\">Home<\/span><\/p><\/nav>    <\/div>\n<\/div>\t\t\t<\/div>\n    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div id='block-simple-content-block_7e6ec5d52b9ab0587af7998bd37fc8b8'  class='flexi-block simple-content-block pt-8 lg:pt-16 pb-8 lg:pb-16 '>\n\n    <div class=\"container mx-auto wide-container\">\n\n        <div class=\"content-inner bg-white rounded-2.5xl \">\n\n            <div class=\"mx-auto first-mt-0 last-mb-0 max-w-[90%] xl:max-w-[990px]  \">\n\n                <p style=\"text-align: center\">There can be no denying that electric vehicles are the future. These cars are becoming an increasingly more common sight on our roads, helping drivers to reduce the impact that they have on the environment.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\">How do these electric vehicles work, though? We thought we would take a closer look\u2026<\/p>\n\n            <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\t\n\t\n\t<div id='block-usps-block-block_cccc03d84f7a23a4c010e4b4a7613349'  class='flexi-block usps-block-block pt-8 lg:pt-16 pb-8 lg:pb-16 overflow-x-hidden usps-5 '>\n\t\t<div class=\"container mx-auto overflow-x-visible\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"max-w-2xl pb-10 lg:pb-24 first-mt-0 last-mb-0\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2>What are the main parts of electric vehicles?<\/h2>\n<p>Electric vehicles have up to 90% fewer moving parts than a standard internal combustion alternative, and the essential parts include:<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t \n\n\t\t\t<div class=\"!overflow-visible usps-slider swiper load-hidden\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"swiper-wrapper\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"swiper-slide max-w-[330px] md:max-w-full px-10 pt-16 pb-8 lg:pb-16 text-greydark hover:cursor-grab active:cursor-grabbing rounded-2.5xl bg-green\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"first-mt-0 last-mb-0\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>Motor<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The motor is what powers the vehicle. These engines can be either Direct Current or Alternating Current, although AC is the most common.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"swiper-slide max-w-[330px] md:max-w-full px-10 pt-16 pb-8 lg:pb-16 text-greydark hover:cursor-grab active:cursor-grabbing rounded-2.5xl bg-green\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"first-mt-0 last-mb-0\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>Inverter<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>This helps to turn Direct Current into Alternating Current.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"swiper-slide max-w-[330px] md:max-w-full px-10 pt-16 pb-8 lg:pb-16 text-greydark hover:cursor-grab active:cursor-grabbing rounded-2.5xl bg-green\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"first-mt-0 last-mb-0\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>Drivetrain<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Electric vehicles only need a single-speed transmission, sending the power directly from the motor to the wheels.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"swiper-slide max-w-[330px] md:max-w-full px-10 pt-16 pb-8 lg:pb-16 text-greydark hover:cursor-grab active:cursor-grabbing rounded-2.5xl bg-green\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"first-mt-0 last-mb-0\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>Battery<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>These are an essential part of electric vehicles, storing the electricity required to power the motor. The higher the kW of the battery, the further the vehicle will be able to travel.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"swiper-slide max-w-[330px] md:max-w-full px-10 pt-16 pb-8 lg:pb-16 text-greydark hover:cursor-grab active:cursor-grabbing rounded-2.5xl bg-green\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"first-mt-0 last-mb-0\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>Charger<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>This is how drivers charge the batteries and will connect to either your mains outlet or a dedicated charging point.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n            <div class=\"flex justify-end h-full slider-nav-wrapper md:justify-start\">\n                <!-- slider nav -->\n                <div class=\"flex items-center justify-start w-full mt-8 swiper-nav\">\n                    <button class=\"flex items-center justify-center mr-5 rounded-full lg:mr-3.5 w-11 h-11 bg-greydark hover:bg-grey-35 swiper-button-prev\" aria-label=\"Go to previous slide\">\n    <i class=\"!text-white text-[7px] origin-center rotate-90 icon-angle-right ml-[-3px]\"><\/i>\n<\/button>\n<button class=\"flex items-center justify-center rounded-full h-11 w-11 bg-greydark hover:bg-grey-35 swiper-button-next\" aria-label=\"Go to next slide\">\n    <i class=\"!text-white text-[7px] icon-angle-right origin-center -rotate-90 ml-0.5\"><\/i>\n<\/button>\n\n    <div class=\"swiper-pagination\"><\/div>\n                <\/div>\n            <\/div>\n\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div id=\"block-fifty-fifty-img-txt-block_76fdebc73bddae9cb72a4a73b603f85f\"  class=\"bg-white flexi-block fifty-fifty-img-txt-block  \">\n\t<div class=\"container relative z-10 flex flex-wrap justify-center pb-0 mx-auto pt-8 lg:pt-16 pb-8 lg:pb-16 \">\n        <div class=\"flex flex-wrap w-full justify-center lg:justify-between items-center    lg:flex-row-reverse\">\n\n            \n                <div class=\"w-full load-hidden image-wrapper lg:w-1\/2 md:max-w-[500px] lg:max-w-none  xl:pl-3.9\">\n                    <img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/www.myenergi.com\/ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2022\/08\/0370-1024x683.jpg\" class=\"w-full rounded-2.5xl\" alt=\"\" style=\"opacity: 1\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.myenergi.com\/ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2022\/08\/0370-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.myenergi.com\/ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2022\/08\/0370-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.myenergi.com\/ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2022\/08\/0370-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.myenergi.com\/ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2022\/08\/0370-1536x1025.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.myenergi.com\/ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2022\/08\/0370-600x400.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.myenergi.com\/ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2022\/08\/0370-250x167.jpg 250w, https:\/\/www.myenergi.com\/ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2022\/08\/0370.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/>                <\/div>\n\n            \n            \n                <div class=\"w-full self-center lg:w-1\/2 md:max-w-[500px] lg:max-w-none lg:pr-20 2xl:pr-45 pt-12 lg:pb-0 load-hidden content-wrapper\">\n                    <div class=\"w-full first-mt-0 last-mb-0 \">\n                        <h3>How does an electric car&#8217;s engine work?<\/h3>\n<p>Unlike traditional combustion engines, electric vehicles do not require any fuel. Instead, the car is powered by batteries which store electricity. In turn, these rechargeable batteries then power the motor, which turns the wheels and drives the vehicle.<\/p>\n<p>Electric vehicles are able to accelerate at a much faster rate than traditional cars, which makes them a fantastic choice for use around town and on long journeys.<\/p>\n                    <\/div>\n                <\/div>\n\n                    <\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n\n\n<div id='block-simple-content-block_b15e00499105d3c690d9aa8fd34ef8a3'  class='flexi-block simple-content-block pt-8 lg:pt-16 pb-8 lg:pb-16 '>\n\n    <div class=\"container mx-auto wide-container\">\n\n        <div class=\"content-inner bg-white rounded-2.5xl \">\n\n            <div class=\"mx-auto first-mt-0 last-mb-0 max-w-[90%] 2xl:max-w-[1410px]  \">\n\n                <h4 style=\"text-align: center\">How do you charge electric vehicles?<\/h4>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\">\nElectric vehicles can be charged either through a traditional socket in your home or via a dedicated car charging unit. The three types of chargers include:<\/p>\n\n            <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\t<div id='block-columns-block_6af7b6bf8ae08dcebbc7ce0106e1c0f7'  class='bg-white flexi-block columns-block pt-8 lg:pt-16 pb-8 lg:pb-16 columns overflow-x-hidden'>\n\t\t<div class=\"container relative z-10 mx-auto max-w-8xl\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"grid grid-cols-1 gap-7.5 md:grid-cols-2 xl:grid-cols-4 \">\n\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"w-full w-full load-hidden flex flex-wrap flex-col column column-4\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"w-full first-mt-0 last-mb-0 grow pb-7 xl:pb-0 \">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>Plug socket<\/strong><br \/>\nThis type of charger plugs directly into your home\u2019s wall socket. However, this is often the slowest way to charge your electric vehicles.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"w-full w-full load-hidden flex flex-wrap flex-col column column-4\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"w-full first-mt-0 last-mb-0 grow pb-7 xl:pb-0 \">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>Socketed<\/strong><br \/>\nThis is a charge point that will allow drivers to plug in either a Type 1 or a Type 2 cable.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"w-full w-full load-hidden flex flex-wrap flex-col column column-4\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"w-full first-mt-0 last-mb-0 grow pb-7 xl:pb-0 \">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>Tethered<\/strong><br \/>\nThis is very similar to a socketed charger, but it comes with a tethered cable attached that has either a Type 1 or a Type 2 connection.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"w-full w-full load-hidden flex flex-wrap flex-col column column-4\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"w-full first-mt-0 last-mb-0 grow pb-7 xl:pb-0 \">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>There are also three different speeds of charging; Slow, which is usually up to 3 kW and is designed for overnight charging. Fast is between 7 kW and 22 kW and is typically found in public places such as supermarkets or car parks. Rapid charging is the quickest type, but it is only compatible with electric vehicles that have a compatible charger.<\/strong><\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\n\n\n\n<div id='block-fifty-fifty-img-txt-full-width-block_a4fb78ead89a7d3ee208a5c3a2d07627'  class='bg-white flexi-block fifty-fifty-img-txt-full-width-block pt-8 lg:pt-16 pb-8 lg:pb-16'>\n\t<div class=\"relative z-10 flex flex-wrap w-full max-w-3xl m-auto  flex-col-reverse lg:flex-row image-left\">\n\n        \n            <div class=\"w-full pt-20 img-wrapper lg:w-1\/2 image-left lg:pt-0 \">\n                                <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"800\" src=\"https:\/\/www.myenergi.com\/ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2022\/08\/myenergi-ie-ev-charging.jpg\" class=\"w-full h-full load-hidden block object-cover \" alt=\"\" style=\"opacity: 1\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.myenergi.com\/ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2022\/08\/myenergi-ie-ev-charging.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.myenergi.com\/ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2022\/08\/myenergi-ie-ev-charging-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.myenergi.com\/ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2022\/08\/myenergi-ie-ev-charging-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.myenergi.com\/ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2022\/08\/myenergi-ie-ev-charging-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.myenergi.com\/ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2022\/08\/myenergi-ie-ev-charging-600x600.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.myenergi.com\/ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2022\/08\/myenergi-ie-ev-charging-250x250.jpg 250w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/>\n            <\/div>\n\n        \n        \n            <div class=\"container flex items-center justify-center mx-auto lg:w-1\/2 pt-20 lg:py-30 2xl:py-75\">\n                <div class=\"w-full lg:max-w-[27rem] xl:max-w-md first-mt-0 px-2.5 lg:px-0 last-mb-0 content-wrapper load-hidden\">\n                    <h4>How do you charge a hybrid vehicle?<\/h4>\n<p>Hybrid electric vehicles are a mix of both traditional internal combustion engines and electric motors. Rather than being charged via a socket, the batteries are recharged when the standard engine is being used or through regenerative braking.<\/p>\n<p>Thanks to the extra power provided by the electric motor, hybrid vehicles can often have a smaller capacity engine, while they also have a greater fuel economy without sacrificing performance.<\/p>\n                <\/div>\n            <\/div>\n\n        \n\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"template":"","guides-category":[122,136,125],"class_list":["post-43797","guides","type-guides","status-publish","hentry","guides-category-evs-charging-guides","guides-category-frequently-asked-questions","guides-category-zappi-guides"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.myenergi.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/guides\/43797","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.myenergi.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/guides"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.myenergi.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/guides"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.myenergi.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/guides\/43797\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":47215,"href":"https:\/\/www.myenergi.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/guides\/43797\/revisions\/47215"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.myenergi.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=43797"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"guides-category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.myenergi.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/guides-category?post=43797"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}