Electric cars in Lithuania – present and future

Jonas Skiauteris; Arvaidas Martinkus

doi:10.56131/tmt.2023.2.2.175

Authors

Jonas Skiauteris Šiaulių valstybinė kolegija / Higher Education Institution, Lithuania; Lecturer at the Department of Transport Engineering
Arvaidas Martinkus Šiaulių valstybinė kolegija / Higher Education Institution, Lithuania; Graduate of the study program Technical Operation of Cars

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.56131/tmt.2023.2.2.175

Keywords:

electric car, infrastructure, charging stations, battery pack

Abstract

The article reviews electric cars, their various types and their structural features, analyzes the market of electric cars in Lithuania and its prospects. The existing electric vehicle infrastructure is evaluated, and development plans for the network of charging stations for public and semi-public use of electric vehicles are presented. The characteristics of electric car public charging stations and private to use charging stations are presented. Battery packs used in electric cars, battery charging modes and possibilities are analyzed. The impact of state promotion measures and new, advanced technologies on the development of electric cars is evaluated. Conclusions are presented at the end of the article.