Ironically, most electric cars use AC drive motors so, yes, the battery’s DC has to be converted back to AC again, a process called inversion, to propel the vehicle.

The Lucid Air Sapphire features three electric motors, each around the size of a small pumpkin, totaling 1,200 hp all said. That's enough oomph to rocket the full-size sedan from 0-60 mph in under ...

The importance of DC electric motors in the automotive industry continues to grow, writes Matthew Beecham. The driving force behind market growth is motorists’ insatiable demand for safety ...

So the batteries store power in DC form, but there’s a twist: electric motors work with AC power. This means the vehicle has to transform electricity yet again, which it does using a traction ...

The Kona Electric also features DC fast charging via the more widely available CCS standard at up to 100 kW -- far from the fastest, but good enough for a roadside 10-80% charge in under 45 minutes.

The time is upon us:The electric cars cometh. It's inexorable, so like it or lump it, it's time to figure them out. First, though, we need to understand a few terms and the basic concepts behind ...

The Chevrolet Volt has two electric motors -- one is 96 percent efficient, while the other is 94 percent efficient. Nitz says electric motor efficiency at GM is measured in two ways.

Electric GT calls the powerplant the GTe-253, and it holds everything you need to convert your car to electric power: two motors, a 25-kWh battery pack, chargers, DC converters, cooling, and all ...