High-end Electric Cars

There is a major shift in automotive industry compared to last few years from now. This industry is changing rapidly and much more quickly than at any point in the last 20+ years. The other reason to do is the shift towards green technology, and fuel economy driven by both regulations and consumer demand. At the same time, consumers are looking for cars that offer much better technological options, like an iPhone or iPad. As per the recent survey the consumers who adopt electronic vehicles are more than that of hybrid cars, and this is going to speed-up as the charging infrastructure improves, battery performance, and manufacturing advancement in order to deliver more affordable electric vehicles with longer dynamic ranges. 

As cars will be much more technologically advanced it’s critical to understand the areas outside of your field of expertise. 

In next 10 years, every car will be on high sale with hybrid, plug-in hybrid, or fully electric variant options. The adoption rate of these high technologies will also increase dramatically. China and India markets are also concentrating to likely play an even larger role than they already did. In addition, self-driving cars will certainly have high opportunities to be a transformative technology. These cars have a long way to go before adoption on a wide scale occurs and are going to be more exciting automotive technologies of recent memory.

Hybrid Vehicle

Hybrid vehicles use two or more separate types of power, such as internal combustion engine plus electric motor. Electric bicycles, Mopeds, and even electric kick scooters are a simple form two wheeler hybrid vehicles. You have different versions of hybrid vehicles like Parallel hybrid, Mild parallel hybrid, Power-split and Plug-in hybrid electric vehicles (PHEVs). 

Plug-in Hybrid

A plug-in hybrid electric vehicle is a hybrid electric vehicle which uses rechargeable batteries, or other energy storage devices that can be recharged by plugging it into an external source of electric power. Most of these PHEVs are passenger cars, and they also have versions of vans and commercial vehicles, buses, trains, motorcycles, utility trucks, scooters, and military vehicles. 

Manufacturing is always a challenge, and as the electric vehicle industry scales up, there is going to be a lot in the room for the people who are going to figure out on how to reduce the cost of manufacturing the motors, batteries, and power electronics that are the heart of electric cars. There is going to be more work for engineers, but there will less focus on internal combustion engines compared to past 20 years. People with expertise in electric motors, batteries, and advanced electrical systems and computers will have very long way to go and add value to their careers. But in general, all engineers will have to be better rounded. As cars will be much more technologically advanced it’s critical to understand the areas outside of your field of expertise.

Companies like Tesla, BMW, and Toyota are adopting the concepts of hybrid to next level, whereas, Tesla is completely concentrating on electric cars, and BMW is working to introduce iConcept. However, Toyota already has a hybrid car range called Toyota Prius. 

One of the most important yet underrated skills in engineering sector is communication, having an ability to effectively communicate the benefits and drawbacks of any new technology or idea to your peers is a crucial task that many people lack today, and it is probably more valuable than having good technical skills that people work for. Apart from that, there should be a good balance and hands-on experience on a textbook, technical skills, and theoretical skills which will add high value.  Lastly, the automotive industry like any others is going to change rapidly, so you have to adapt the ability to learn new skills and adopt new environments which are going to be increasingly important.

List of Top Electric Cars of 2016/India & World

1. Tesla Model S Saloon
2. Honda Fit EV
3. Nissan Leaf
4. BMW i3
5. Toyota RAV4 EV
6. Mitsubishi i-MiEV
7. Ford Focus Electric
8. Fiat 500e
9. Kia Soul
10. Chevrolet Spark EV
11. Volkswagen e-up
12. Volkswagen e-Golf
13. Renault ZOE
14. Citroen C-Zero micro car
15. Renault Twizy