A contribution to the discussion about the future of drives in automotive vehicles

Abstract

The publication contains comments about the future of vehicle drives. The essence of the development of electric drives and the specificity of the construction of electric vehicles are presented. The interest in vehicles powered by electric motors, despite the unquestionable long-term hegemony of vehicles with an internal combustion engine, is growing. This is due to the growing public awareness about the issues of shrinking fossil fuel resources and environmental pollution caused by internal combustion engines. The development of electrotechnics related to computerization gives car designers a wide field to develop the concept of an electric motor. With simultaneous market demand for vehicles with the lowest possible emissions, electric vehicles have found interest in the commercial market, and the value of this industry and the percentage share in the automotive market is gradually increasing.