Electric and Hybrid Vehicles – A Comprehensive Overview

The depletion of fossil fuels, coupled with their ever-increasing prices and pollution, has presented humanity with the need to employ other energy sources to power our automobiles. Additionally, there seem to be problems concerning energy storage as well. Owing to the above reasons, electric, hybrid, and fuel-cell vehicles have garnered a ton of attention from vehicle manufacturers. Manufacturers like Tesla have already taken giant strides in manufacturing electric cars and trucks that are consumer-friendly. This review paper provides an overview of the various types of electric vehicles currently being researched upon, namely All-Electric Vehicles (AEVs) or Battery Electric Vehicles (BEVs), Plug-in Hybrid Electric Vehicles (PHEVs), Hybrid Electric Vehicles (HEVs) and Fuel Cell Electric Vehicles (FCEVs), the downsides to using electric vehicles and what the future holds in store with regards to the development of electric vehicle technology.