You Have To Choose Between An AC And DC Electric Car Motor

There are a few noticeable differences between an electric car motor and the standard automobile motor not least of which is having continuous variable transmission that is coupled with an idle-stop feature that enables the engine to be stopped temporarily when the car is at a red light and this feature sets apart a car using an electric car motor from those that are normally available.

Run On Different Voltages

An electric car can use either an AC or a DC electric car motor and in case of the DC electric car motor, it is able to run on lower voltage that can range from ninety-six volts to as high as one hundred and ninety-two volts, and a great number of such electric car motors have been derived from the electric forklift industry. On the other hand, the AC electric car motor has three phase motor that can run from two hundred forty volts using a three hundred volt batter pack.

If you are looking for a simple and cheap alternative, you should select the DC electric car motor that typically will be found in the twenty thousand to thirty thousand watts range and which also has a most desirable feature in that you can overdrive such motors, which means that for short periods, a twenty thousand motor can accept ten thousand watts and can also deliver five times its own rated horsepower which comes in very handy for a short acceleration burst.

On the other hand the AC electric car motor makes it very easy to find a motor suitable for specific shapes, sizes as well as power rating and you can also expect such motors to have the regen feature which means that when you brake your car, the motor converts it into a generator and provides the batteries with extra power.

No matter which type of electric car motor you choose for your vehicle, the weakest part in the link is the car batteries which suffer from some serious limitations. They are heavy, bulky, don t have more than limited capacity, charge very slowly and do not last more than three to four years and finally, they can cost as much as two thousand dollars which makes them very expensive indeed.

Thus, you need to consider all of these factors and choose the type of electric car motor that best suits the type of car you are driving and which is within your budget as well.