Electric Cars: The Future of Transportation
“ Electric Cars are going to be very important for urban transportation ” --- Carlos Ghosn An Electric Car can simply be defined as an automobile whose activities are controlled by electric motors and whose movement range is determined by the energy stored in rechargeable batteries. With every passing day, Electric Cars as well as every other Electric Vehicle are gaining more and more popularity. But what makes them so valuable? Who even brought up this idea? Let us carefully consider the concept of Electric cars. Unlike what many people may think, Electric Cars aren’t actually new to the automobile industry. Infact, Electric Cars date back to as far as 1828 when a Hungarian Engineer known as Anyos Jedlik created the first prototype of an Electric Motor which was used to power a small car. Then about 6 years later, in 1834, a Blacksmith called Thomas Davenport developed a similar prototype which when used to power cars a...