Beginner course
EV Basics Academy
A complete beginner's course on electric vehicles — what they are, what is inside them, how they move, and what owning one is really like. Built entirely from interactive diagrams, simulators, quizzes and games.
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- 25 lessons
- 5 modules
- ~5 hours
What makes this course different
Twelve components across eight viewpoints.
Watch power move from grid to wheels — and back.
Feel how inputs change consumption and range.
Memory match, ordering puzzles and component hunts.
What you will be able to do
- Explain how an electric vehicle works without jargon
- Identify every major component and what it does
- Follow energy from the grid to the wheels and back
- Charge confidently at home and on long journeys
- Understand running costs, servicing and battery health
Lesson map
Introduction to EVs
What an EV is, where it came from, and why now.
The single idea that separates an EV from every combustion car.
8 minElectric cars are older than petrol ones — here is why they vanished and came back.
9 minBattery cost, charging infrastructure and regulation all crossed a line at once.
7 minExplore every major component from eight viewpoints.
14 minThe five claims you will hear most often, and what the evidence says.
8 minTypes of EVs
Drivetrains, layouts, platforms and choosing one.
Four electrified drivetrains, and how to tell them apart in one question each.
10 minWhere the motors sit and what that changes about the way a car drives.
8 minWhy so many EVs feel roomier inside than their footprint suggests.
7 minReading kWh figures and turning them into kilometres you can trust.
9 minA practical filter that narrows hundreds of models to a shortlist of three.
8 minInside an EV
Battery, motor, electronics, cooling and safety.
Cells, modules and packs — and what the management system is doing all day.
12 minThe two parts that actually make an EV move.
10 minWhy thermal management decides both charging speed and battery life.
9 minHow one battery ends up running both a 400 V motor and a 12 V headlight.
8 minContactors, isolation monitoring, crash cut-off and orange cables.
8 minHow EVs move
Energy flow, regeneration and the driving experience.
From the wall socket to the tarmac, step by step.
11 minTurning the motor into a generator, and why your brake pads last forever.
9 minTry the controls yourself and watch consumption respond in real time.
12 minState of charge, power meter, range estimate and the warnings that matter.
9 minSix habits that add 10–20% range without slowing you down much.
8 minLiving with an EV
Charging, costs, maintenance and battery health.
AC vs DC, connectors, speeds, and what actually happens at the plug.
12 minChoosing a wallbox, using cheap tariffs and staying safe.
9 minPlanning a long journey without anxiety or wasted time.
10 minWhere the money goes, and what a service actually involves.
9 minHow degradation really behaves, and the habits that slow it down.
9 min