Electric car use by country

High school (ages 12+)
Transportation

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Step 1 · Read the article

Open the article and read it at the level above. Then answer the questions below in your own words.

https://smallwhale.org/articles/electric-car-use-by-country

Write what each word means, using the article.

Do not copy the article. Write two things you learned, the way you would explain them to a friend.

Answers below are taken from the article’s stored facts, so they match what the student read.

1. What is the BEV vs. PHEV ratio (2021)?71% Battery Electric Vehicles (BEVs) to 29% Plug-in Hybrid Electric Vehicles (PHEVs)
2. What is the US plug-in car sales (cumulative by june 2025)?7.04 million since 2010
3. What country has the most electric cars?China has nearly half of the world’s 20.4 million plug‑in passenger cars by December 2023.
4. Why do some places have more electric cars than others?Governments give subsidies, set rules, and build many charging stations, which help people buy electric cars.

Zero Emission Vehicle (ZEV) Mandate: A regulation requiring a certain percentage of a manufacturer's sales to be zero-emission vehicles.
Range Anxiety: The fear that an electric vehicle has insufficient range to reach its destination.
Charging Infrastructure Density: The number of electric vehicle charging stations available per unit of area or per vehicle.
Fossil Fuel Vehicle Phase-out: Government policies aimed at gradually stopping the sale and use of vehicles powered by gasoline or diesel.