EVITP Final Exam: Questions & Expert Verified
Answers
Which of the following drive the market for EVs?
a. Cheaper gasoline prices
b. Decreased cost of electric vehicles
c. Increased interest in alternatives to gas-powered vehicles
d. Both b. and c. Right Ans - D.
A partial zero emissions vehicle (PZEV) is defined as which of the following?
a.A gas-engine vehicle that has zero evaporative emissions from its fuel
system
b.A plug-in electric vehicle
c.A vehicle with a hybrid gas-electric drive train
d.An electric vehicle that only has provisions for wireless charging Right
Ans - A
True or False:
The state of charge is the available capacity of the battery, expressed as a
percentage. Right Ans - True
Which of the following describes an advantage that hybrid electric vehicles
have over traditional gas-powered vehicles?
a.Hybrid vehicles are more expensive than gas-powered vehicles.
b.Hybrid vehicles have superior efficiency compared to gas-powered vehicles.
c.Both a. and b.
d.None of the above Right Ans - B
Which of the following is not an alternative to fossil fuels?
a.Compressed air
b.Electricity
c.Fuel cell
d.Gasoline Right Ans - Gasoline
The EV industry is comprised of ? .
,a.auto manufacturers
b.consumer advocacy groups
c.EV charging equipment manufacturers
d.research and standards organizations
e.all of the above Right Ans - E
The first electric vehicle can be traced back to ? . Right Ans - 1832
Which of the following illustrates why electric vehicles were so popular in the
early days of automobiles?
a.They were clean to operate.
b.They were mechanically complicated.
c.They were quiet.
d.Both a. and c. Right Ans - D
What factors limited the popularity of EVs as internal combustion engine
vehicles came to the market in the early 1900s? Right Ans - Charge Times
Range
Speed
What was the first mass-produced hybrid electric vehicle? Right Ans -
Toyota Prius
What improvements in technology have increased interest in EVs? Right
Ans - Improved range, power and lighter batteries
What best describes early EVs? Right Ans - Quiet, easy to start, and
mechanically simple
Which of the following is not a category of electric vehicles?
a.BEV
b.HEV
c.ICE
d.PHEV Right Ans - ICE
What category of EV has been available to consumers the longest?
, a.BEV
b.HEV
c.PHEV
d.All of the above Right Ans - HEV
Which of the following describes a plug-in electric vehicle that runs on
batteries until nearly depleted, then switches over to an ICE generator to
extend the battery range?
a.BEV
b.PHEV
c.All electric vehicles have this capability.
d.No electric vehicle currently on the market has this capabilit Right Ans -
PHEV
True or False
A battery electric vehicle requires external charging but does not rely on an
internal combustion generator for extended range. Right Ans - True
EVs can be equipped with a(n) (?) motor.
a.induction
b.internal combustion
c.permanent magnet
d.either a. or c. Right Ans - D.
Regenerative braking is best described as Right Ans - An Energy recovery
system
Which of the following describes an EV drivetrain architecture in which power
can be transmitted to the drive from two sources at the same time?
a.Full electric drive
b.Parallel hybrid drive
c.Series hybrid drive
d.3-phase series drive Right Ans - Parallel hybrid drive
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