Everything You Want to Know About Your Electric Vehicle's Battery

There are a variety of electric vehicles in India. Some promise a higher range if their mileage is low. The fluctuations in the range are caused by the batteries they get. Lithium-ion batteries are being used in most vehicles these days, but there are also a variety of battery options in the market. So, today, we are going to tell you about these batteries in vehicles and related things.

What happens to the battery of electric vehicles?

Just as fuel engine vehicles require petrol or diesel to run, battery power in electric vehicles meets this shortage. An electric vehicle is powered either by a lithium-ion battery pack or nickel-metal hydride. The unit used to measure the energy capacity of the battery unit is called kilowatt-hour (or kWh) and the distance covered by it is called range.

How many types of batteries are there?

The most commonly used battery in vehicles is lithium-ion. It works largely like a battery on a smartphone. It packs a lot of battery cells together, which eventually generates as much power as we can drive our electric car. In addition, lithium iron phosphate batteries (LFP), lithium nickel manganese cobalt oxide (NMC), lithium manganese oxide and lithium titanate (LTO), and metal-air are also used.

How long does this battery last?

The amount of electricity in a battery pack determines how long it lasts in an electric car. Vehicles like the Tata Tigor come with an eight-year or 160,000-kilometer warranty in India. Electric cars, on the other hand, are expected to have a battery life of roughly ten years, according to experts. However, several factors like weather, driving conditions, and battery pack quality might shorten its lifespan.

Why are these batteries expensive?

The biggest concern among electric vehicles is that these vehicles are much more expensive than normal vehicles and the main reason for this is the battery pack installed in them. Most battery packs are quite large and this technology is still quite new. Because of this, their prices are also very high. Tata Tigor EV is almost double the price of the petrol-powered Tigor compact sedan as compared to the base version.

Will fuel cars be replaced by battery-powered cars?

As technology is evolving, the prices of electric vehicles are also showing a decline. In addition, charging stations are being installed continuously to address its charging concerns. Apart from big companies like Tata, Honda, startups like Bounce and Ola are also setting up their charging stations. On the other hand, the subsidy under FAME-II has also attracted the attention of many towards electric vehicles.