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ELECTRIC VEHICLE CHARGING SYSTEMS MIDTERM
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ELECTRIC VEHICLE CHARGING SYSTEMS MIDTERMWhich of the following drive the market for EVs? - Answers-1. Decreased cost of electric
vehicles.
2. Increased interest in alternatives to gas-powered vehicles.
A partial zero emissions vehicle (PZEV) is defined as which of the following? - Answers-
A gas-engine vehicle that has zero evaporative emissions from its fuel system
The state of charge is the available capacity of the battery, expressed as a percentage.
- Answers-True
What factors limited the popularity of EVs as internal combustion engine vehicles came
to the market in the early 1900s? - Answers-Charge times.
range.
speed.
What was the first mass-produced hybrid electric vehicle? - Answers-Toyota Prius.
What improvements in technology have increased interest in EVs? - Answers-Improved
range, power, and lighter batteries.
What best describes early EVs? - Answers-Quiet, easy to start, and mechanically
simple.
Which of the following is not a category of electric vehicles? - Answers-ICE
What category of EV has been available to consumers the longest? - Answers-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? -
Answers-PHEV
A battery electric vehicle requires external charging but does not rely on an internal
combustion generator for extended range. - Answers-True
EVs can be equipped with a(n) ? motor. - Answers-Induction
internal combustion.
Regenerative braking is best described by which of the following? - Answers-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? - Answers-Parallel hybrid
drive.
Which of the following describes an advantage that hybrid electric vehicles have over
traditional gas-powered vehicles? - Answers-Hybrid vehicles have superior efficiency
compared to gas-powered vehicles.
Which of the following is not an alternative to fossil fuels? - Answers-Gasoline.
The EV industry is comprised of ? . - Answers-auto manufacturers.
consumer advocacy groups.
EV charging equipment manufacturers.
research and standards organizations
The first electric vehicle can be traced back to ? . - Answers-1832
Which of the following illustrates why electric vehicles were so popular in the early days
of automobiles? - Answers-They were clean to operate.
They were quiet.
What types of commercial/industrial vehicles are currently available in an electrified
version? - Answers-Cargo and material-handling equipment.
Delivery vans and buses.
Semi-trailer trucks.
Forklifts, yard tractors, and drayage trucks are all examples of ? . - Answers-Cargo-
Handling equipment.
Charging methods for battery electric buses include which of the following? - Answers-
Above/below bus charging wireless charging.
Plug-in charging.
Wireless power transfer.
Fleet vehicle battery capacity has reached upward of ? for heavy duty vehicles. -
Answers-550 kWh
Charging is defined as which of the following? - Answers-Supplying power (kW) to an
EV battery.
Which of the following acronyms represents the level of charge present in an EV
battery? - Answers-SOC
The first EV chargers were external and supplied DC current directly to the vehicle's
batteries. - Answers-True
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