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2016年全国职称英语等级考试试题及参考答案 Ford Abandons Electric Vehicles（理工C） The Ford motor company’s1 abandonment of electric cars effectively signals the end of the road for the technology, analysts say. General Motors2 and Honda3 ceased production of battery-powered cars in 1999, to focus on fuel cell4 and hybrid electric gasoline engines5, which are more attractive to the consumer. Ford has now announced it will do the same. Three years ago, the company introduced the Think City two-seater car and a golf cart called the THINK or Think Neighbor6. It hoped to sell 5,000 cars