The increasing technology and higher energy demand introduced many new things to the world. Among such great innovations, electrical vehicles are known for their efficient working and environment-friendly features. From the pollution-free environment point of view, electric vehicles are better than fuel-based traditional vehicles. Hence, almost every car manufacturing company is concentrating on the development of electric vehicles.
Most of the electric vehicles are from the USA as they have been a leader in the field of many technologies. They switched their source of energy in transportation from fossil fuel to electric energy. Hence, the United States contains many great companies that are known for their innovations in electric cars.
List of electric car companies in USA
Some of the electric car companies in the USA are listed below:
- Tesla
- Chevrolet
- BMW
- Nissan
- General Motors
- Ztractor
Tesla
Company Tesla is the most popular and recognizable American electric car manufacturing company, located in Palo Alto in California. The company was founded in the year 2003. It is among the lead companies that manufacture electric cars. The company mainly aims for the transition from traditional automobiles to sustainable electric vehicles. The company Tesla focuses on the manufacturing of electric cars within an affordable budget.
The electric car manufacturing company Tesla has many features that can attract the mind of the customers. These features include streaming services, autopilot, the Tesla app, etc. All these features help the drivers to have an efficient and easy drive. The company is developing a variety of electric cars. Model S full-sized lift-back, midsize CUV, Model X are some of the Tesla Roadster sports cars. They are currently manufacturing more varieties such as Model 3, Model Y, all-electric CUV, and also trucks. The company has sold nearly half of a million electric vehicles so far and developing new models of electric vehicles day by day.
Chevrolet
The company Chevrolet is an American automobile manufacturing company that has begun to manufacture electric vehicles that are extended-range electric vehicles (EREV). The process of selling manufactured electric vehicles started in late 2010, by selling a model called Volt (Chevy Volt). From the date, it has been one of the top-selling electric cars in the US. The company Chevrolet launched its all-electric electric vehicles in the year 2016 with a long-range Chevy Bolt model. The sale of Chevy Bolt became the second topmost sales of electric vehicles in the year 2017 in the US. The electric cars of Chevrolet can be charged quickly with a level 2 charging station.
BMW
Like other car manufacturing companies, BMW has also started working on the development of electric vehicles. Currently, the company BMW has 5 different electric cars for sale. Among the 5 models, the model called i3 is an all-electric hatchback. The range of the model i3 can be extended with gasoline. The rest of the four models are the i8, the X5-40e, the X5 SUV, and the 330e. All of these are plug-in hybrid electric vehicles (PHEVs). The model i8 is a high-performance sports car. In the year 2017, the company BMW sold more than 100,000 electric vehicles and targeted to sell at least 125,000 electric vehicles by the year 2018. All models of BMW electric vehicles can use a level 2 charger for quick charging at home.
Nissan
Nissan is a car manufacturing company that also contributes to the development of electric vehicles. By the year 2010, Nissan was having only a single model of the electric vehicle called the LEAF. This is a 5-passenger midsize hatchback electric vehicle. This model reached a great level of sale and the company sold more than 350,000 LEAFs across the world. After the great sale, the company developed the 2nd generation of the model LEAF. In the second generation of the LEAF, the company increased the range of the electric vehicle and decreased the charging time. The second-generation LEAF hence charges faster than the 1st generation LEAF with a standard 6.6 kW onboard charger. Before the modification of LEAF, it had a 3.3 kW onboard charger in the 1st generation.
General Motors
The car manufacturing company General Motors is positioned to design, engineer, and produce electric vehicles that would be available and affordable for everyone. The American multinational corporation General Motors has its headquarters in Detroit, Michigan, United States. It is one of the world’s largest automobile manufacturers. The company is growing rapidly in the field of electric vehicles and is targeted to reach the milestone of introducing 30 new models of global electric vehicles by the year 2025. The company is aiming for the development of a zero-emission future that needs millions and millions of electric vehicles to replace the traditional fuel-based vehicles on the road.
The General Motors EV1 is an electric car that has been produced by the company General Motors. The company produced the model EV1 for the first time from 1996 to 1999. Within this period of time, they developed 1117 units of electric vehicles. It includes two generations. In the 1st generation, the company developed 660 units of EV1. The 2nd generation was released in the year 1999 with 457 numbers of the EV1. The company also manufactures parts of vehicles, markets and also sells financial services. Although the company was founded in 1908, it was reconstructed in the year 2009.
Ztractor
Ztractor is also a CA-based company situated in Palo Alto. The company was founded in 2017. The company Ztractor manufactures electric vehicles mainly to be used in the field of agriculture. This helps in the modernization of farming and builds a better world. The use of electric vehicles reduces the labor and extreme hard-work required in agriculture and yield more output than that of the traditional method. The vehicles are equipped and accessorized with sensors, cameras and, a GPS system. All these arrangements provide and process the real-time environmental data and the crop quality can also be improved using them.
