Plug in, recharge, drive off – news bulletin

By Berni | January 27, 2012

Plug in, recharge, drive off

Sep 8 – Car maker Daimler and utility company RWE plan to open recharging stations for electric autos in Berlin from the end of 2009.

Daimler’s planning a limited production run of their Smart minicar, the Smart Electrodrive, which runs on lithium-ion batteries, which can be "refuelled" at around 500 recharging stations.

But environmental group Greenpeace says electric autos still have a way to go before they become really environmentally-friendly.

Joanna Partridge reports for Reuters

Plug in, recharge, drive off

true/false

  1. Drivers often forget to fill their cars up at the petrol station.
  2. Drivers will have re-chargeable cars in the future.
  3. The limited production is for pilots only.
  4. Electric cars will not be sustainable in the future.
  5. Co2 emissions will be 20 – 80 grammes.
  6. The car needs 6 hours to charge fully.
  7. The car can travel long distances.
  8. The car can accelerate quickly at traffic lights.
  9. The cars are too heavy to be completely environmentally friendly.
  10. The cars are cheap to buy and cheap to run.

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