Electric Car Sales Grow Worldwide, With Europe Leading
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More people are buying electric cars around the world. New numbers show sales went up in July. This is good news for the car industry.
In China and North America, electric car sales were weak. But Europe helped the world numbers grow. Sales in Europe went up a lot.
France, the United Kingdom, and Germany sold many electric cars. These three countries helped Europe lead the world in growth.
Chinese car companies make many electric cars. They sell them at low prices. This makes it hard for other companies to compete.
Tesla is an American car company. It is the only company outside China that can still compete well with Chinese electric car makers.
European car companies are not doing as well as Tesla or the Chinese companies. Experts say Europe needs to make better electric cars to compete.
Vocabulary12 words
- electric cars
- cars that use electricity, not petrol, to move
- sales
- when people buy things
- industry
- all companies that make one kind of product
- weak
- not strong; small
- grow
- get bigger
- lead
- be first; be in front
- compete
- try to do better than others
- companies
- businesses
- prices
- how much something costs
- outside
- not inside; away from
- experts
- people who know a lot about something
Quiz
Answer key
1. They went up 2. Europe 3. Tesla
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Play the audio again and fill in the missing words as you listen.
More people are buying _____ around the world. New numbers show sales went up in _____. This is good news for the car _____.
In China and North America, electric car sales were _____. But Europe helped the world numbers _____. Sales in Europe went up a lot.
France, the United Kingdom, and Germany sold many electric cars. These three countries helped Europe _____ in growth.
Chinese car companies make many electric cars. They sell them at low _____. This makes it hard for other companies to _____.
Tesla is an American car company. It is the only company _____ China that can still compete well with Chinese electric car makers.
European car companies are not doing as well as Tesla or the Chinese companies. _____ say Europe needs to make better electric cars to compete.