Car Tech & Electric Vehicles

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1.Which car technology nudges the steering to keep the car centered?
- A. lane-keeping assist
- B. rain-sensing wipers
- C. ABS
- D. head-up display
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lane-keeping assist
Did you know? Lane cameras read the painted lines.
2.Which electric vehicle set range records among production EVs?
- A. Volkswagen ID.3
- B. BMW i3
- C. Lucid Air
- D. Jaguar I-Pace
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Lucid Air
Did you know? Lucid's founders came from Tesla's Model S project.
3.Which device records vehicle data in the moments before a crash?
- A. the tachometer
- B. the event data recorder
- C. the immobilizer
- D. the trip computer
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the event data recorder
Did you know? Event data recorders are often called car black boxes.
4.Which car technology keep rolling after a puncture for a short run?
- A. dual-clutch transmission
- B. adaptive cruise control
- C. electronic stability control
- D. run-flat tires
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run-flat tires
Did you know? Run-flat sidewalls carry the car with no air.
5.Which electric vehicle was designed as a tiny two-seat city car?
- A. Smart fortwo
- B. Renault Zoe
- C. Chevrolet Bolt
- D. Tesla Roadster
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Smart fortwo
Did you know? The Smart is barely over 2.5 meters long.
6.Which car technology scans surroundings with laser light?
- A. rain-sensing wipers
- B. LED headlights
- C. automatic emergency braking
- D. LiDAR
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LiDAR
Did you know? LiDAR builds a 3D point cloud of the road.
7.Which electric vehicle became a European city-EV staple?
- A. Chevrolet Bolt
- B. Tesla Model 3
- C. Renault Zoe
- D. Smart fortwo
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Renault Zoe
Did you know? The Zoe long led French EV sales.
8.Which car technology projects speed onto the windshield?
- A. head-up display
- B. three-point seatbelt
- C. adaptive cruise control
- D. GPS navigation
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head-up display
Did you know? Head-up displays began in fighter jets.
9.Which electric vehicle kicked off VW's electric family?
- A. Polestar 2
- B. Rivian R1T
- C. Mitsubishi i-MiEV
- D. Volkswagen ID.3
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Volkswagen ID.3
Did you know? The ID.3 debuted in 2019.
10.Which car technology unlocks the doors without a physical key?
- A. three-point seatbelt
- B. lane-keeping assist
- C. keyless entry
- D. adaptive cruise control
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keyless entry
Did you know? Keyless fobs talk to the car by radio.
11.Which electric vehicle is a performance EV spun from Volvo?
- A. GMC Hummer EV
- B. Polestar 2
- C. Chevrolet Volt
- D. Tesla Model X
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Polestar 2
Did you know? Polestar began as a Volvo racing team.
12.Which car technology pre-selects the next gear for instant shifts?
- A. dual-clutch transmission
- B. lane-keeping assist
- C. LiDAR
- D. keyless entry
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dual-clutch transmission
Did you know? Two clutches split odd and even gears.
13.Which electric vehicle was Audi's first full electric model?
- A. Kia EV6
- B. Audi e-tron
- C. Renault Zoe
- D. GMC Hummer EV
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Audi e-tron
Did you know? The e-tron name first appeared on a concept car.
14.Which car technology steps through ratios without fixed gears?
- A. parking sensors
- B. automatic emergency braking
- C. blind-spot monitor
- D. CVT
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CVT
Did you know? CVT stands for continuously variable transmission.
15.Which electric vehicle won a major global car award as an EV?
- A. Jaguar I-Pace
- B. Smart fortwo
- C. Nissan Leaf
- D. Renault Twizy
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Jaguar I-Pace
Did you know? The I-Pace took the 2019 world car title.
16.Which car technology deforms in a crash to absorb the impact?
- A. lane-keeping assist
- B. xenon headlights
- C. electronic stability control
- D. crumple zone
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crumple zone
Did you know? Crumple zones protect the passenger cell.
17.Which electric vehicle was one of the first mass-market EVs?
- A. Toyota RAV4 EV
- B. Mitsubishi i-MiEV
- C. Honda e
- D. Polestar 2
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Mitsubishi i-MiEV
Did you know? The i-MiEV launched in Japan in 2009.
18.Which car technology brakes when a frontal impact seems imminent?
- A. parking sensors
- B. automatic emergency braking
- C. connected car
- D. blind-spot monitor
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automatic emergency braking
Did you know? AEB systems watch radar and camera data.
19.Which car technology warns about cars beside you?
- A. blind-spot monitor
- B. run-flat tires
- C. connected car
- D. hybrid system
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blind-spot monitor
Did you know? Radar watches the lanes next to your car.
20.Which car technology sends different torque to each wheel?
- A. adaptive cruise control
- B. torque vectoring
- C. tire pressure monitoring system
- D. LiDAR
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torque vectoring
Did you know? Torque vectoring sharpens cornering.
21.Which electric vehicle revived a famous name with electric power?
- A. Honda e
- B. GMC Hummer EV
- C. Hyundai Ioniq 5
- D. Mitsubishi i-MiEV
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GMC Hummer EV
Did you know? The Hummer EV offers a crab-walk mode.
22.What replaced the gauge cluster needles with screens in modern cars?
- A. the digital instrument cluster
- B. the odometer
- C. the radio
- D. the head-up display
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the digital instrument cluster
Did you know? Digital clusters can change layouts by drive mode.
23.Which car technology make light through an electric arc in gas?
- A. rain-sensing wipers
- B. CVT
- C. lane-keeping assist
- D. xenon headlights
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xenon headlights
Did you know? Xenon lamps glow with a bluish white.
24.Which electric vehicle is an electric adventure pickup?
- A. Rivian R1T
- B. Hyundai Ioniq 5
- C. GMC Hummer EV
- D. Jaguar I-Pace
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Rivian R1T
Did you know? The R1T debuted in 2021.
25.Which car technology streams vehicle data over mobile networks?
- A. regenerative braking
- B. crumple zone
- C. automatic emergency braking
- D. connected car
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connected car
Did you know? Connected cars can receive updates over the air.
26.Which electric vehicle is a tiny tandem-seat quadricycle?
- A. Mitsubishi i-MiEV
- B. Audi e-tron
- C. Chevrolet Volt
- D. Renault Twizy
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Renault Twizy
Did you know? The Twizy's top speed stays near 80 km/h.
27.Which car technology start on their own when drops hit the glass?
- A. keyless entry
- B. airbag
- C. automatic emergency braking
- D. rain-sensing wipers
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rain-sensing wipers
Did you know? An infrared beam senses water on the glass.
28.Which electric vehicle is a retro-styled city EV?
- A. Renault Zoe
- B. Audi e-tron
- C. Honda e
- D. Mitsubishi i-MiEV
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Honda e
Did you know? The Honda e paid homage to the classic Civic.
29.Which car technology shine brighter while using less power?
- A. lane-keeping assist
- B. electronic stability control
- C. LED headlights
- D. GPS navigation
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LED headlights
Did you know? LEDs reach full brightness instantly.
30.Which electric vehicle was a 1990s electric pioneer for a mainstream brand?
- A. Renault Twizy
- B. Hyundai Ioniq 5
- C. Ford Mustang Mach-E
- D. Toyota RAV4 EV
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Toyota RAV4 EV
Did you know? The RAV4 EV was first sold in California.
31.Which car technology manages traction for maximum standing starts?
- A. torque vectoring
- B. blind-spot monitor
- C. launch control
- D. hybrid system
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launch control
Did you know? Launch control protects the clutch and drivetrain.

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