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DESCRIPTION:Electric vehicles first appeared in the mid-19th century. EVs h
 eld the land speed record until around 1900. The high cost\, low speed\, a
 nd short-range of battery electric vehicles\, compared to 20th century int
 ernal combustion engine (ICE) vehicles\, led to a worldwide decline in the
 ir use as private motor vehicles\, although electric vehicles have continu
 ed to be used in the form of loading and freight equipment and public tran
 sport – especially rail vehicles.\n\nNow in the 21st century\, interest 
 in electric vehicles has increased due to growing concern over the problem
 s associated with fossil fuel vehicles\, including damage to the environme
 nt caused by their emissions\, and the sustainability of the current hydro
 carbon-based transportation infrastructure as well as improvements in EV t
 echnology.\n\nWe will explore all of these aspects and a quick glimpse in 
 the current state of the art\, as well as developments around the corner.\
 n\nSpeaker(s): \, Sharan Kalwani\n\nVirtual: https://events.vtools.ieee.or
 g/m/498207
LOCATION:Virtual: https://events.vtools.ieee.org/m/498207
ORGANIZER:mpatrick@ieee.org
SEQUENCE:30
SUMMARY:Sharan Kalwani - A Brief History of Battery Electric Vehicles (BEV)
URL;VALUE=URI:https://events.vtools.ieee.org/m/498207
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 fy\; text-justify: inter-ideograph\;">Electric vehicles first appeared in 
 the mid-19th century. EVs held the land speed record until around 1900. Th
 e high cost\, low speed\, and short-range of battery electric vehicles\, c
 ompared to 20th century internal combustion engine (ICE) vehicles\, led to
  a worldwide decline in their use as private motor vehicles\, although ele
 ctric vehicles have continued to be used in the form of loading and freigh
 t equipment and public transport &ndash\; especially rail vehicles.</p>\n<
 p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify\; text-justify: inter-ideog
 raph\;">Now in the 21st century\, interest in electric vehicles has increa
 sed due to growing concern over the problems associated with fossil fuel v
 ehicles\, including damage to the environment caused by their emissions\, 
 and the sustainability of the current hydrocarbon-based transportation inf
 rastructure as well as improvements in EV technology.&nbsp\;</p>\n<p class
 ="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify\; text-justify: inter-ideograph\;"
 >We will explore all of these aspects and a quick glimpse in the current s
 tate of the art\, as well as developments around the corner.<br><img src="
 https://events.vtools.ieee.org/vtools_ui/media/display/88fdaa6c-6d67-428b-
 9ed7-01b1c3d1c140"></p>
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