The fourth training unit focuses on pure battery electric vehicles (BEVs). After an introduction with a short glance at the history of electric vehicles, the focus lies on the powertrain possibilities and integration of the powertrain components in the vehicle body. Some benchmark vehicles were selected and presented.
This element provides an introduction to pure electric vehicles, touches briefly the history of BEVs and explains the development routes during the last two decades. This element also shows the differences between conversion design and purpose design.