Sales of electric vehicles （EVs），like electric cars and electric buses，grew 40 percent last year worldwide.Nearly a third of drivers want their next car to be electric.
   But EVs are nothing new.Scottish inventor Robert Anderson developed the first electric carriage （馬車） around 1832，then William Morrison of Iowa perfected the model years later.By the turn of the century，nearly a third of all road cars in the US were electric.One of the earliest fans of electric cars，Thomas Edison said that electric cars would need to depend on powerful batteries （電池），though he was unsuccessful in developing one himself.However，one of today's best-known electric car companies called Tesla has successfully produced electric ones.
   EVs are becoming more affordable though some of them are still expensive.Tesla's latest one will start at ＄200，000，while the cheapest model is ＄41，000.Plenty of others are even more affordable.Companies like Nissan and Chevy all offer models for around ＄30，000.Meanwhile，many states in the US will offer buying incentives （刺激） if people are choosing an electric car.
   In China，there are about 49，000 public energy stations outside，which make it easy to get electricity.But for most electric car owners，charging （充電） at home is the way to go.It takes longer，but you can do it overnight when electricity is cheapest.
   Most EVs get about 250 miles from a full charge，which is far less than the distance most gas-powered cars can go on a full tank.But EVs are catching up.Tesla comes the closest.Its 2020 Model S gets about 400 miles on a single charge，and the newer 2021 one gets closer to 500.Charging technology is also improving.For example，BMW makes a fast-charging system that adds about 60 miles of drive in about six minutes.
   EVs produce far fewer wastes than common cars do，however，they aren't without environmental problems.For example，coal is still burned to create the electricity that charges them.EV production is also harmful because of the need to extract lithium （提煉鋰） for the batteries.

（1）Paragraph 2 mainly tells us

D

D

of EV.
A．the inventors
B．the sales
C．the advantages
D．the development
（2）Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage？

C

C

A．The price of EVs is keeping rising these days.
B．Half of the families will choose EVs in the near future.
C．Producing an EV will also cause an environmental problem.
D．It's still difficult to get charged while driving an EV outside.
（3）How does the writer show the improvement of charging technology in Paragraph 5？

A

A

A．By listing numbers.
B．By expressing ideas.
C．By making examples.
D．By comparing differences.
（4）The passage is written to

A

A

.
A．introduce the facts about EVs
B．guide people how to save electricity
C．encourage people to choose EVs
D．make people know the history of EVs