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What country invented electric cars and which country uses them the most?
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Electric taxicabs were the first electric cars, built by the Electric Carriage and Wagon Company of Philadelphia starting in 1896, and used on the streets of New York to deal with the "horse pollution" of the day.
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The country with the most electric vehicles presently is probably the United States. There are several thousand hobbyist electric cars on the road in the US, joined in 2011 by several thousand Nissan Leafs and Chevy Volts.
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However, the lead in electric vehicles may not last long. China plans to invest over $15 billion in electric car infrastructure, and sales of the Leaf and Volt will target Europe in 2012, which is likely to be a prime market for electric vehicles - as gasoline is much more expensive in most countries outside of the US. Other electric vehicles in development at various car manufacturers have Europe and Asia as primary marketing targets.
Electric taxicabs were the first electric cars, built by the Electric Carriage and Wagon Company of Philadelphia starting in 1896, and used on the streets of New York to deal with the "horse pollution" of the day.
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The country with the most electric vehicles presently is probably the United States. There are several thousand hobbyist electric cars on the road in the US, joined in 2011 by several thousand Nissan Leafs and Chevy Volts.
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However, the lead in electric vehicles may not last long. China plans to invest over $15 billion in electric car infrastructure, and sales of the Leaf and Volt will target Europe in 2012, which is likely to be a prime market for electric vehicles - as gasoline is much more expensive in most countries outside of the US. Other electric vehicles in development at various car manufacturers have Europe and Asia as primary marketing targets.
Are electric cars heavy?
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And if so, how is the safety subpar compared to piston driven cars?
Answer
Electric cars are slightly heavier than petrol counterparts. Although the electric motor is about 1/4 the the weight of a petrol engine the batteries are far heavier than a fuel tank.
However this weight is generally placed much lower to the ground than in a petrol vehicle. This gives the electric vehicle an unusual amount of stability. Some electric vehicles are virtually un-tipable and with the right tires will have great traction in rain and snow. http://www.youtube.com/watch?NR=1&feature=endscreen&v=2ZFsevYIcpM By comparison an SUV will tend to tip over more easily than most cars due to its higher center of gravity.
Weight is only one factor when considering the safety of a vehicle. Physics dictates that a heavier vehicle will absorb more energy due to its inertial mass. While this suggests that the vehicle may sustain less damage this is not necessarily the case for the occupants. Statistics show that you are slightly more likely to die in an SUV. http://thedetroitproject.com/readmore/myths.htm
Old crash tests only used male dummies while newer tests have included a dummy supposed to represent the size and weight of a female passenger. http://www.consumerreports.org/cro/2011/08/crash-test-101/index.htm
Crash tests of electric cars show that commercial highway rated vehicles perform very well, but as expected cheaper models, sold as low speed vehicles do not perform as well. http://blogs.wsj.com/drivers-seat/2011/04/26/electric-cars-fare-well-in-crash-tests/
Electric cars are slightly heavier than petrol counterparts. Although the electric motor is about 1/4 the the weight of a petrol engine the batteries are far heavier than a fuel tank.
However this weight is generally placed much lower to the ground than in a petrol vehicle. This gives the electric vehicle an unusual amount of stability. Some electric vehicles are virtually un-tipable and with the right tires will have great traction in rain and snow. http://www.youtube.com/watch?NR=1&feature=endscreen&v=2ZFsevYIcpM By comparison an SUV will tend to tip over more easily than most cars due to its higher center of gravity.
Weight is only one factor when considering the safety of a vehicle. Physics dictates that a heavier vehicle will absorb more energy due to its inertial mass. While this suggests that the vehicle may sustain less damage this is not necessarily the case for the occupants. Statistics show that you are slightly more likely to die in an SUV. http://thedetroitproject.com/readmore/myths.htm
Old crash tests only used male dummies while newer tests have included a dummy supposed to represent the size and weight of a female passenger. http://www.consumerreports.org/cro/2011/08/crash-test-101/index.htm
Crash tests of electric cars show that commercial highway rated vehicles perform very well, but as expected cheaper models, sold as low speed vehicles do not perform as well. http://blogs.wsj.com/drivers-seat/2011/04/26/electric-cars-fare-well-in-crash-tests/
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