ELI5: Explain Like I'm 5

Electric-vehicle battery

Hi there! Do you know what a battery is? It's like a little box that holds special stuff called energy, and it can power things like toys or remote control cars. An electric-vehicle battery is a special kind of battery that powers a car without using gas.

Electric cars have something called an electric motor that works like the engine in a regular car, but instead of using gas, it uses electricity. The electric-vehicle battery is what gives the motor the energy it needs to run.

Now, these batteries are a little different than the ones you might see in your toys or remote control cars. They are much bigger and have a lot more energy stored inside them. They are also made up of lots of smaller batteries connected together.

These batteries are rechargeable, which means that after they run out of energy, you can plug them in and they will fill back up with energy again. Kind of like how you charge your tablet or phone at night before you go to bed.

People who own electric cars have to make sure to charge their battery regularly so they don't run out of energy while driving. But don't worry, there are lots of places where they can charge their car battery, kind of like how you can fill up a gas tank at a gas station.

Overall, electric-vehicle batteries are like big, rechargeable boxes that provide a lot of energy to power an electric car's motor without using gas.