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Originally Posted by MicRoDrafting
Quite Intrigued
SO WHERE EXACTLY do you
receive FREE ELECTRICITY
and
PLEASE EXPLAIN “FULL TANK”
(as though audience is in 2nd grade)
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The pedal that you push with your foot to make the EV go isn't called a gas pedal, since there's no gas in an EV. Instead, it's called a regenerative accelerator. It's called that, because when you take your foot off of it to slow down, it engages a battery-charging (regenerating) process.
The "full tank" reference is to the batteries, comparing them to a gas tank. While you're home, NOT using your car which is plugged into the wall socket somewhere, your vehicle is charging up. By the time you wake up in the morning it's "full" and ready to use. You never have to worry about waking up in the morning with a need to go to the gas station. Your "tank" (battery) is already full (fully charged).