Impact通用汽车公司的一款实验型电力汽车的名称.pptVIP

Unit 12 Transportation II Part III The new trends of automobiles Class Plan Warming up News Broadcast: practice the ability of catching key points in the new Discussion: the trends of the development of transportation Text analysis Words and Expressions Key words electric car zero tailpipe emissions 零排放 battery Vocabulary Combustion: the process of burning Ignition: the raising of a substance to its ignition point, as by electric current, friction, or mechanical shock Piston: 活塞 Surge: to increase suddenly, used of electric current or voltage Hurdle: to overcome or deal with successfully; surmount Impact:通用汽车公司的一款实验型电力汽车的名称 Part III Text Analysis The American auto industry has been looking for ways to rescue its sagging bottom line. Better design and better quality are contributing to the beginning of a turnaround, but long-term success is going to mean major changes for the entire industry. Ensuring that success involves planning for an entirely new type of automobile, one powered by electricity. The electric car is still some distance down the road. (topic presenting) Part III Text Analysis Its rush hour in Detroit, and the interstate freeway, 1-94, is jammed with cars heading for home after another workday in the city. Looking down on the freeway from an overpass, one sees cars and trucks of every size, shape, and color. (description) But for all of their differences, these vehicles do have something in common: theyre all powered by an internal combustion engine running on gasoline or diesel fuel. Part III Text Analysis But as automobile-related pollution grows worse in major urban areas, governmental officials and environmentalists are pushing automobile manufacturers to design vehicles powered by electricity. You see, electric cars have absolutely zero tailpipe emissions. In Detroit, the big three U.S. car companies have spent millions researching electric vehicles. Chrysler has an electric version of its popular minivan; a