This document provides an overview of electric vehicles (EVs). It begins with an introduction to EVs, then discusses their history. It describes the reasons for developing EVs, including pollution control and limited fossil fuel reserves. The major sections explain what EVs are, how they work, their main components and functions, types of EVs including battery electric vehicles and plug-in hybrids, and the advantages of EVs like lower costs and reduced emissions. The conclusion expresses hope that technological and policy advances will help transition to more EVs.