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Converting your car to electric What other kinds of alternative fuel are out there? |
E.V: Electric Vehicle. A vehicle powered by electricity. This can include: battery, hydrogen, solar, wind and standard ac/dc. B.E.V: Battery Electric Vehicle. A little more specific. N.E.V: Neighborhood Electric Vehicle. Electric powered vehicle, legally able to drive in low speed neighborhoods. Not highway legal. I.C.E's: Internal Combustible Engines. Gas powered vehicles. Hybrid: Combination of gas powered and electric powered. As technology progresses, we suspect that this term will be expanded to include which combinations (wind, electric etc.) Alternative Fuels: Generally meaning any vehicle propellant other than oil based. Hydrogen Powered Vehicle: (Wikipedia) A hydrogen vehicle is a vehicle that uses hydrogen as its on-board fuel for motive power. The power plants of such vehicles convert the chemical energy of hydrogen to mechanical energy (torque) in one of two methods: combustion, or electrochemical conversion in a fuel-cell.
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