Based on my conversation with Euan McTurk, here are the answers to some commonly asked electric vehicle (EV) battery questions. What is a battery? A battery is an energy source consisting of one or more electrochemical cells, where stored chemical energy can be converted into electrical energy when needed. It has a negative electrode, an …
Euan McTurk is a consultant battery electrochemist and creator of Plug Life Television, a YouTube channel busting myths and disseminating knowledge. A fact-packed, entertaining episode exploring the advances in battery technology, performance, ethical production and energy efficiency in manufacture and charging.
Why choose an electric car? The evidence is clear on greenhouse gases from fossil fuels being the dominant contributor to climate change, and we have to reduce these emissions. The car sector has the second-biggest carbon footprint, after heating homes, in the UK (see this WWF report). If all cars in the UK became electric …
