First Results from National ev Trial

Initial results from a UK-wide trial of low-carbon vehicles are providing valuable information about how drivers use and charge electric cars. 22 Mitsubishi i-MiEV electric cars have been leased to drivers to use for 12 months. Over the course of the project 110 vehicles from six manufacturers will be tested, including electric, plug-in hybrid and hydrogen fuel cell cars. Average daily mileage was 23 miles , well within the i-MiEV’s 80-mile range. The longest journey was 56 miles, perhaps indicating that the drivers avoid recharging at their destination. The maximum distance driven in one day was just over 100 miles.

The vehicles are quick and easy to plug in and this becomes a habit , even if the battery is still mostly full, so the vehicles are usually fully charged at the start of the day. Collecting data from real-world usage of electric vehicles through satellite mapping and on-board telemetry has been essential in understanding the actual demands and requirements placed on EV by the end user. The vehicles are fitted with a GPS and data logger. Data is sent out every minute when the car is in use and every 15 minutes when parked.( 950 characters )

(Engineering and Technology, issue10, 2010 )

Unit 3 New words

Nouns

1	advancement	Достижение
2	challenge	зд.перспектива
3	performance	Характеристика
4	precursor	Предшественник
5	beam	балка, штанга
6	dashboard	приборнаядоска
7	impact	удар, воздействие
8	resin	Смола
9	durability	долговечность
10	issue	Проблема

Verbs

1	to reinforce	Армировать
2	to feature	демонстрировать
3	to yield	Давать
4	to save	Экономить
5	to realize	Осознавать
6	to convince	Убеждать
7	to offer	предлагать
8	to substitute	Заменять
9	toexhibit	демонстрировать
10	to share	зд. перераспределять
11	to cause	Вызывать

Adjectives

1	Stiff	Жесткий
2	significant	значительный
3	relative	относительный
4	careful	тщательный
5	tubular	пустотелый
6	crossbar	поперечный
7	efficient	экономичный
8	foreseeable	ближайший
9	ambitious	честолюбивый
10	unsprung	неподрессоренный