Range, power, battery: how does an electric car work?

How does an electric car work? Changing your car is a complicated process: which model should you choose? Should youbuy or lease? But if, on top of that, you decide to switch to an electric car, it becomes a real headache.

Normally, you start by identifying a model, looking at all the tests on the Internet, comparing prices everywhere and praying you come across a good deal. It's normal, you want to make the right choice.

When choosing an electric car, we take the previous steps and add to them a vocabulary that is sometimes unfamiliar, and new questions: What is the car's range? Which battery should I choose? What impact will this have on my journeys? How much will recharging cost? How does the weather affect the range of my electric car? How much will my future electric car cost me?

We often talk about battery recharging and autonomy, and this can seem rather confusing if, like many people, you didn't pay much attention during physics and chemistry lessons when you were studying. So how about a refresher course in the basics?

In this article, we'll take a look at some of the terms you'll need to understand if you want to buy an electric vehicle with peace of mind, and make the best choice for your needs.