You go to the petrol station and fill it up
For an electric car do you charge the battery or something?
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Regularly charging the battery is the most obvious daily maintenance for an electric car. In addition to the car's power supply all the maintenance of a traditional car is the same. The brakes, steering and suspension need the same attention as any other car. Tires will wear out and need replacing. Batteries may need more maintenance than charging. Some batteries need water added to the cells periodically, connections at the terminals need to be kept clean and free of corrosion. WIndshield washer fluid needs to be kept full. There is more to maintaining any vehicle than just the engine.
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The cost of vehicles might be divided into capital expense: the cost to purchase the vehicle and operating expenses. Operating expenses might be divided into "maintenance and repairs" and
operating expenses." So fueling a vehicle would not normally be considered part of maintenance.
A petrol vehicle has over 700 moving parts in its engine and transmission. An electric vehicle can have as few as 5 moving parts in its drive train so maintenance of these parts might be expected to cost less for an electric vehicle.
Every vehicle that stores energy on the vehicle will have a limited range. We can increase the range with the appropriate infrastructure. The range for petrol vehicles is generally between 200 to 500 miles. Frequent petrol stations developed over the last 100 years makes fill ups relatively easy.
Electricity for electric vehicles can be stored on the vehicle with batteries…, it can be made on the vehicle with solar panels or a hybrid engine that acts as a generator, or it can be transmitted to the vehicle as we do with electric trains and subways. When we transmit electricity to the vehicle the range becomes unlimited but this will require more investment in infrastructure.
Batteries can be made to last the life of the vehicle with no recharging (there is such a thing as an atomic battery.) Batteries can be swapped out of the vehicle and fully charged batteries installed as is being planned by the company "Better Place" and they can be recharged while in the vehicle. It is possible to charge batteries without wires while the vehicle is stationary or even moving but most systems will presently use a wired charger. Such chargers can have different power levels. A higher power level will charge batteries faster but may shorten the life of the batteries. The present standard for battery replacement is 100,000 miles or 8 years.
Understand the difference between the two main types of electric engines. There are brush motors, which have a rotating brush in them to help the function of the motor. There is also a brushless motor which requires almost no maintenance and can be run hard until it breaks, which is when you simply replace it.
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Purchase electric engine cleaner. It is available at most hobby stores, and anywhere else that has a good selection of RC vehicles and accessories. It's packaged similarly to WD-40 and comes with a straw. Attach the straw and spray/blow it into the engine compartment. This will blow out all the dust, something that should be done after every race.
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Use the correct pinion set up. This is important to the life of the motor. Regardless, or whether your electric engine is brushless or not, you need to use the correct pinion for the current application. Use a slow speed pinion for just general and light use and the high speed pinion for racing.
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Keep the electric engine clean and inspect the parts regularly. You will likely need to replace the brushes and springs along the way. It is fairly inexpensive to do and all the parts can be found at any hobby or RC car store.
You charge the battery per the manufactures recommendations
there is a bunch of stuff on electric vehicles on the WEB just use google
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