Ford Abandons Electric Vehicles General Motors and Honda ceased production of battery-powered cars in 1999, to focus on fuel cell and hybrid electric gasoline engines, which are more attractive to the consumer. Ford has now announced it will do the same. The bottom line is we dont believe that this is the future of environment transport for the mass market, Tim Holmes of Ford Europe said on Friday. We feel we have given electric our best shot. The very expensive batteries also mean electric cars cost much more than petrol-powered alternatives. An electric Toyota RAV4 EV vehicle costs over $42,000 in the US, compared with just $17,000 for the petrol version. Toyota and Nissan are now the only major auto manufacturers to produce electric vehicles. Hybrid cars introduced by Toyota and Honda in the past few years have sold well. Hybrid engines offer greater mileage than petrol-only engines, and the batteries recharge themselves. Ford says it thinks such vehicles will help it meet planned new guidelines on vehicle emissions in the US. 1.what have the Ford motor company, General Motors and Honda done concerning electric cars? B. They have done extensive research on electric cars. D. They have produced thousands of electric cars. A. Will be the main transportation vehicles in the future. C. Will be good to the environment in the future. 3.Which auto manufactures are still producing electric vehicles? B. General Motors and Honda. D. Honda and Toyota. A. offer fewer mileage than petrol driven cars. C. run more miles than petrol driven cars. 5.Which of the following is true about the hope of car manufacturers according to the last paragraph? B. Only zero-emission cars are allowed to run on motorways. D. The legislation will allow more low-emission to produced
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