#Part4CM Types of electric vehicles

The issue of ecology has become very relevant nowadays. Technology has come a long way, but this does not mean that all inventions have a positive impact on the environment. In recent years, humanity has been increasingly trying to adopt a healthier lifestyle, including reducing its impact on nature. One solution to this problem is to buy an electric car. What does a person immediately imagine?

That it is a car that runs exclusively on electricity, i.e. on a battery. Until recently, this type of transport was not very popular in our country, especially in small towns, because there were simply not enough charging points. Now the number of charging stations is growing. We have joined the increase in the number of charging stations as part of the RO-UA Partnership for Climate Change Mitigation project. The charging station with solar panels to be installed in Ivano-Frankivsk also provides for online monitoring of the energy produced and photovoltaics. But it is worth noting that an electric car does not necessarily run on battery power. There are other types that allow you to change electricity to gas, the so-called hybrid models. In general, there are three types:

●EV - a conventional electric vehicle that runs on battery power alone. EV-type electric vehicles are models that run exclusively on battery power and electricity.

●HEV is the first subtype of hybrid car. This is a type of car that runs on both electricity and fuel. This is probably the most convenient type of electric vehicle because it saves fuel as much as possible.

●PHEV is the second subtype of hybrid.

These cars run on both fuel (gas) and electricity. However, they differ from the previous type in that they need to be charged by electricity. That is, these are cars that recharge the battery in the same way as conventional EVs. The RO-UA Partnership for Climate Change Mitigation project is funded by the European Union through the European Neighborhood Instrument and co-financed by the countries participating in the ENI CBC Romania-Ukraine 2014-2020 Program.