68 2-1. Electric vehicle system
Electric Vehicle system features
2-1. Electric vehicle system
Battery electric vehicles are considerably different from conventional vehicles.
They use electricity charged in a traction battery, to drive the electric motor. Since battery electric vehicles are driven using electricity, they do not emit any emissions such as CO 2( Carbon Dioxide) and NOx( Nitrogen Oxides). Battery electric vehicles are environmentally friendly vehicles.
System components
The illustration is an example for explanation and may differ from the actual item.
A ESU: Electricity Supply Unit( built in onboard traction battery charger / DC-DC converter)
eAxle( Traction motor / Inverter / Trans axle)( front / rear *) Traction battery
Provides electricity to the electric motor. Charging port 12-volt battery