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5 Basic EV Jargons Explained

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Although EV has become the new trend in the automobile industry, it is an emerging trend. It has not been able to conquer the market entirely. For many of us, most of these car-related terms seem to be learning a new language. With the rising popularity of EVs, some electrical terms like volts, watts, and amps are now connected with vehicles. Understanding the relevance of such terms in the automobile genre needs more time and habituation. This stands true for both bikes and cars. To ease these problems, we have put together some major EV jargon to make you understand the concepts well. However, you must remember one thing in mind, whatever type of two-wheeler you own, you have to maintain proper bike insurance unfailingly.

While discussing electronics in cars or two-wheelers, three of the most principal elements include power, voltage, and current. To put it simply, the current is the speed of electricity or charging speed through the special wire. The amount of energy a particular circuit can push current through its system is termed voltage. The integral relationship between these two determines the electrical power, which is the voltage roughly multiplied by current. The unit of voltage is miscalculated in volts, the power is determined by watts, and the current gets measured in amps.

Here are 5 Basic EV Jargon Explained in detail

1. Motor rating

The motor is one of the two principal components of an electric vehicle. It is similar to an internal combustion engine. It receives a continuous power rating along with a peak power rating, which seems like the power output and cubic capacity of an engine. This has been oversimplified for the beginners to understand the concept easily on the first go.

The magnetic fields are the main matter that makes the motor work. The motors possess a special copper armature that acts as a strong magnet as electricity passes through this winding. Under such circumstances, these copper windings can either be on the rotor, i.e., the rotating part, generally the centre spindle or stator, or the stationary section of the system, generally the external drum. The direction change of the energy flow in the windings differs in their polarity, ensuring that it keeps rotating or pushing, depending on the circumstances and requirements.

2. Battery capacity

If the concerned motor is considered to be an equivalent of an ICE engine, then the battery pack is a similar equivalent to the fuel tank. The battery pack consists of mini cells closely packed for delivering the fuel, which, here, is electricity, for propelling the EV. However, in the case of a petrol engine, every individual petrol drop offers the same input. This does not happen in the case of an EV. As the battery begins to drain, the performance starts dipping. The difference is so striking, that when you are riding an e-motorcycle or e-scooter, in its maximum speed and mode, you will start noticing a steady drop in its performance. The BMS will automatically switch to a better economical mode, to help you reach the nearest destination.

3. Regenerative braking

Up until now, it is evident, that the battery charge determines the range capabilities and performance to a significant extent. Moreover, in the case of an EV, there is the possibility of gaining back some charge during riding and that too without plugging into a charger. All the FAME-2 compatible engines and the premium engines possess this in-built feature, converting the motor into a generator, as you leave the throttle. This re-generated energy is then sent back again into the battery pack. As this happens, it forces the EV to reduce its speed automatically. Therefore, the term regenerative braking is applied here.

The general build of any EV consists of a motor and a battery pack. The electricity from this battery gets transformed into exclusive rotational motion, with the help of the motor, causing the EV to go forward. At the beginning of the motion, the inertial movement remains highly significant. The regenerative technology targets to capture such wasted energy, making it return to the battery pack again, minimising power wastage.

4. IP67/66/65 Rating

This is an elementary concept that electricity and water never go hand in hand. Therefore, riding EVs during monsoons won’t be possible, isn’t so? But similar to most of the present generation smartphones, most of the EVs receive a special IP rating for the installed BMS, running battery, and the motor for their individual waterproofing and dust proofing capacities. The initial numeral stands for resistance against several solid particles like dust and mud, while the second numeral is exclusively for the fluid-based particles.

RATINGS FOR SOLID PARTICLES	RATINGS FOR LIQUID PARTICLES
Ensures protection against objects larger than 50 mm	Protection against vertically falling water drops, offering limited ingress causing no harm to the device till the flow remains vertical
Offers protection against particles larger than 12.5 mm	Utilises an enclosure 15 degrees away from the vertical, offering protection against vertically falling water drops. Allows limited ingress without any harm
Protects such objects that are larger than 2.5 mm	Offers protection against water sprays up to 60 degrees from vertical, allowing limited ingress without causing any harm
Protects against objects bigger than 1 mm	Offers protection from water splashes from every direction, causing no harm with limited ingress
The operational aspect of the concerned object is not compromised despite slight dust intrusion	Offers protection against water jets with limited ingress, causing no harm
Completely dust-proof	Protects against powerful water jets, with limited ingress, without causing any harm to the device
	Watertight up to a level when it can be immersed in a water body ranging between 15 cm and 1 m till 30 mins. The ingress will still be limited, proving harmless for the device
	Watertight up to a level where immersion to greater depths is possible for a longer span. The depth of the water normally revolves around three meters

5. OTA updates

One of the best advantages of owning an EV is that the EV carmakers keep improving their system and keep sending minor software updates to ensure optimum performance and enhanced satisfaction. This enhances the overall satisfaction level of the concerned user. Similar to smartphones, EVs receive different OTA updates. You need to wirelessly connect your EV to your smartphone through Bluetooth. You can also utilise any embedded SIM card for the smooth performance of these sorts of connectivity issues.

Conclusion

The above discussion has shed light on the basic yet complicated jargon of EV. This holds true for both electric two-wheelers and four-wheelers. However, while owning an EV bike, you must unfailingly maintain befittingbike insurance and so is the case with four-wheelers too.

Disclaimer: The above information is for illustrative purpose only. For more details, please refer to policy wordings and prospectus before concluding the sales.

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