increased interest in alternatives to gas powered vehicles
B&C Right Ans - Decreased cost of electric vehicles
increased interest in alternatives for gas vehicles
A partial zero emissions vehicle (PZEV) is defined as?
A gas engine vehicle that has zero evaporative emissions from its fuel system
a plug in electric vehicle
a vehicle with a hybrid gas electric drive train
an electric vehicle that only has provisions for wireless charging Right Ans
- A gas engine vehicle that has zero evaporative emissions from its fuel system
What is the state of charge (SOC)? Right Ans - The available capacity of the
battery, expressed as a percentage
a determining factor in calculation the time necessary to fully charge an EV
What describes an advantage that hybrid EV's have over traditional gas
powered vehicles?
Hybrid vehicles are more expensive than gas-powered vehicles
Hybrid vehicles have superior efficiency compared to gas powered vehicles
Right Ans - Hybrid vehicles have superior efficiency compared to gas powered
vehicles
What is not an alternative to fossil fuels? Right Ans - Gasoline
,The EV industry is comprised of?
Auto manufacturers
Consumer advocacy groups
EV charging equipment manufacturers
Research and standards organizations
all of the above Right Ans - - Auto manufacturers
- Consumer advocacy groups
- EV charging equipment manufacturers
- Research and standards organizations
The first EV can be traced back to? Right Ans - 1832
Which of the following illustrates why electric vehicles were so popular in the
early days of automobiles?
they were clean to operate
they were mechanically complicated
they were quite
A&C Right Ans - - They were clean to operate
- They were quiet
What factors limited the popularity of EVs as internal combustion engine
vehicles came to the market in the early 1900s?
charge times
range
speed
, all of the above Right Ans - - Charge times
- Range
- Speed
What was the first mass-produced hybrid electric vehicle? Right Ans -
Toyota Prius
What improvements in technology have increased interest in EVs?
Charging stations specific to each type of vehicle
High cost and poor public awareness
Improved range, power, and lighter batteries Right Ans - - Improved range
- Power
- Lighter batteries
What best describes early EV's?
loud & difficult to steer
oily, noisy, & hard to start
quiet, easy to start, & mechanically simple
very unreliable Right Ans - - Quiet
- Easy to start
- Mechanically simple
What is NOT an EV?
BEV
HEV
ICE
PHEV Right Ans - ICE - internal combustion engine
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