electric car
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- noun
- /ɪˈlɛktrɪk kɑr/
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coche eléctrico
- Give them a ride in your electric car and get a picture for local news coverage.
- make electric cars
I said that the Porsche Tycan is the best driving electric car out right now.
- I said that the Porsche Tycan is the best driving electric car out right now.
- Sky News says the UK to test wireless charging for electric cars, so check that out.
- So it's it's, it's better if we move towards electric cars sooner rather than later.
- So here's my question, why aren't more electric cars compatible with Tesla supercharging network?
- GM could choose not to produce electric cars in Detroit and start producing them elsewhere.
- You know, before Tesla came along, at least in the West, driving an electric car wasn't a status symbol.
- Rivian is almost like the Android of electric cars.
- First responders, what happens when an electric car hits a pedal car?
- You know where they've got electric cars, Electric is free.
- You mentioned electric cars and rockets and airplanes.
- Now somebody has found out that the electric cars with the surge of the battery.
- The initial like electric cars had right?
- So the electric car, one of the great hoaxes.
Examples
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Test drive and learn more about electric cars in a demonstration at the Westport Train Station.
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More than half of the electric cars on roads worldwide are found in China.
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Not everyone was sure that electric cars would save America.
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Is this an electric car?
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The electric car is here.
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Get in your non-polluting electric car and go to work.
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Between 2009 and 2015, sales of electric cars around the world rose tenfold.
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You know, before Tesla came along, at least in the West, driving an electric car wasn't a status symbol.
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Green space makes up 40% of Songdo, and charging stations for electric cars are available.
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More than half of the electric cars on roads worldwide are found in China.
Synonyms
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A road vehicle with four wheels and an engine that carries people
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A car that people drive to go places
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A vehicle with four wheels and an engine that carries people on roads
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A four-wheeled vehicle that carries people
A car that runs on power from batteries instead of gasoline
A kind of early car that uses an engine to carry people
Antonyms
How Old-fashioned
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- Archaic
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- Specialized
Surface Forms
Morphology
The meaning 'a car powered by electricity' is directly and compositionally derived from 'electric' (relating to electrical power) modifying 'car' (motor vehicle). This adjective+noun pattern is transparent and cross-linguistically common, so a B1 learner who knows both constituents will reliably understand the MWE.
Etymology
Electric car combines electric (using electricity) and car (a road vehicle). The picture is simple: a 'car' that runs on electricity instead of fuel, so today the term means a vehicle powered by electric motors.