The term RC cars refers to Remote Controlled cars and there are various types of RC cars nowadays. At one point there weren’t too many RC cars due to the lack of technological development and advancement but today you will come across numerous types of RC cars. RC cars are model cars that are self-powered and some of them run on batteries and cells of different sorts. There are on-road and off-road types of RC cars though people are generally fond of both of these. They are quite affordable and even adults buy various types of RC cars and RC trucks too.
There are those types of RC cars that run on gasoline and actually cost quite a lot. These are the more expensive ones of the lot and can cost between $800- 3000. They do not consume too much fuel and are quite powerful too. These last for a long time and these types of RC cars are very popular in Europe. You would have to tune them every now and then to keep them running and to maintain them but you need not do so too often either. They are actually quite easy to maintain.
There are certain types of RC cars that run on nitrogen and these are much more powerful than those that run on gasoline. The engine takes time to catch on but once these start and catch speed they are much more powerful though the throttle response is much slower than you would expect it to be. They last for long time periods too but unlike the gasoline RC cars, these types of RC cars do not catch as much speed as though they are way more powerful. Because these RC cars are heavier they tend to cause damage easily as well.
Electric models are those types of RC cars that most children and people buy. These are commonly sold in stores and they are cheaper and do not last as long as nitrogen or gasoline powered RC cars do. The further you push the trigger, the faster the RC car moves and that is how the speed is controlled on the control. These aren’t powerful though they are a lot faster than the first two types of RC cars. Some of these are quite expensive though you can find certain models that are suitable for children too. They run on batteries.
These are just some of the many types of RC cars. Every one of these is made for different types of people and while some of them can last for years, certain types of RC cars, such as remote controlled electric cars, do not last for more than a year or so. Off-road vehicles are made in a way that they can be made to run on certain types of terrains that on-road vehicles cannot handle because they aren’t made to run on such pathways. Electric cars are the easiest to handle of the lot and they are the cheapest as well.