This article will help you understand the basics of operating an electric ... Explore the heart of an EV, the battery, and the electric motor, and tell you what runs it here.

In this guide, we explain what goes on under the hood—and under the seats—of an all-electric car. EVs can’t go without certain parts—the giant battery pack and the motor, to start.

In a conventional electric motor, the movement of electrons induces a force that makes it go. Electrostatic motors, for which ...