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Electric car

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A Nissan Leaf 2 electric car, showing its sleek and modern design.

Electric Cars

Electric cars are special cars that don’t use fuel like regular cars. Instead, they use electricity stored in batteries to move. This makes them quieter and helps keep the air cleaner because they don’t burn fuel and don’t make harmful smoke.

These cars can go really fast from a stop because they have strong power right away. Some electric cars can also use both electricity and fuel, but many only use batteries. People plug them into special places to charge the batteries, like at home or in parking lots.

Countries like China have many electric cars. Places such as the United States and the European Union are using them more too. Some popular electric cars are the Tesla Model Y and the Tesla Model 3. As technology improves, more people are choosing electric cars to help the environment.

Electric cars are becoming more common around the world. They are fun to drive and help make our air cleaner. With more charging stations and better batteries, electric cars will keep getting better and more popular.

Images

A Tesla Model 3 plugged into a charging station at the IBM Toronto Software Lab.
A white Hyundai Ioniq 5 SUV parked in Leonberg.
A BMW i3 electric car plugged into a charging station in Amsterdam.
The first electric tricycle ever made by Gustave Trouvé, displayed publicly for the first time.
The first trolleybus designed by Siemens in Berlin, Germany, from the year 1882.
A model of the first electric car from 1888, recreated in 2011.
A front view of the GM EV1, an early electric car produced by General Motors.
A sleek electric car, the Tesla Roadster, showcased at an auto show.
A blue Volkswagen ID.3 electric car on display at the IAA 2019 car show.
Chart showing how many electric cars were sold around the world from 2012 to 2024, sorted by region.
An electric car from the 1880s invented by Thomas Parker
Illustration of 'La Jamais Contente,' the first automobile to reach 100 km/h, shown in 1899.

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