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Electric Vehicles are a key part of our tomorrow and how we get there. If we can get all the fossil fuel vehicles off our roads, out of our seas and out of our skies, we'll have a much better environment. This community is where we discuss the various different vehicles and news stories regarding electric transportation.

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Efficiency Gains Will Give BMW Neue Klasse Electric Cars 30% More Range (cleantechnica.com)

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[–] [email protected] 5 points 1 week ago (1 children)

I know this is a press piece, but...

An electric car is more than just a battery, of course. Sophisticated electronics are needed to manage the flow of electrons into and out of the battery as well.

No, there really isn't a need for "sophisticated" electronics. The electronics of a battery charger is quite basic. Apply voltage and limit the charge current.

EVs are extremely simple in operation. It would be nice if manufacturers exploited that fact to bring prices down.

[–] Jimbabwe 2 points 1 week ago

Your whole response here is extremely snarky and wildly untrue. If wiring up an EV is “quite basic” I’d really love to see the results of your DIY EV.

I’m sure everything from charge control, to battery wear distribution, to temperature regulation, to range estimation, to powering the various car subsystems, to braking regeneration, to safety systems comes naturally to you, but please, for the rest of us simpletons, do us a favor and publish an “EV Engineering For Dummies” book! I’ll buy a copy!