The transition of internal combustion engines to electric motors as power source is increasing in the automotive field which leads to an increase in the total production of electric vehicles. The production of EVs and the construction of charging infrastructure will be a significant problem for the EV industry. There will be a feeling of concern by the user about the battery capacity, driving distance and charging time. Therefore, the selection of the combination of motor type and battery for the EV drivetrain is very important to enhance the EV performance. This current study aims to develop an EV model with an optimized combination of motor and battery types. The EV performance was investigated in terms of torque, acceleration, distance, and state of charge. The EV model was developed using the Gamma Technologies GT-SUITE software. The performance was assessed with a different combination of motors (induction motor and permanent magnet synchronous motor) and batteries (lithium iron phosphate, lithium nickel cobalt oxide and lithium nickel cobalt aluminium oxide). From the analysis, it was found that the combination of induction motor and lithium nickel cobalt oxide had the best performance compared to others.