Changes in the range of electric vehicles during operation

Abstract

This paper describes the trends in growth of the number of electrical vehicles in Europe. The most popular electric cars available on the market were presented, with the capacity of their batteries, energy consumption and range declared by the manufacturer. These data were confronted with the results of road tests. Assuming an average annual mileage, the number of charging cycles was estimated, and on this basis the decrease of battery capacity. The results of calculations were compared with the observations of electric vehicle users. The calculations showed a mileage, after which the user should consider battery packs replacing.