ELECTRIC VEHICLES AND SECURE TRANSPORTATION One of the significant changes coming to the secure transportation profession is electric vehicles (ev) - it is not if - it is when you will be driving evs as your primary vehicle.
Keep in mind that as a Security Driver or Secure Transportation provider, you are expected to understand the technology that affects your job or services. The market looks at you as an expert in anything automotive, and unfortunately, there tends to be confusion concerning the type of electric vehicles available. The vehicle manufacturers create almost all the confusion. ISDA suggests that practitioners get ahead of the curve by developing a basic understanding of EV’s.
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NOT ALL ELECTRIC VEHICLES RUN ONLY ON ELECTRICITY There are a few different types of electric vehicles (EVs). Some run purely on battery-supplied electricity; these are called pure electric vehicles. And some can also be run on fuel; these are called hybrid electric vehicles. For the security driver and secure transportation provider, the difference between them is significant. Plug-in electric This means the car runs purely on electricity and gets all its power from a battery and needs to be plugged into a charger to replenish the battery. This type doesn’t need fuel to run.
NOVEMBER 2021 | ISSUE # 6
