Level3_Unit1_Part3#Listening·Buying a New Car2

知识点：污染，电动车相关

Paul wants to help reduce pollution and smog.

He would like to buy a clean car, something good for the environment.

He is thinking about buying a Tesla.

The Tesla is an all-electric car.

It used batteries instead of gasoline.

There is no exhaust so it doesn’t pollute the air.

However, the car can’t go very far without recharging the battery.

To charge the battery you can plug it in toan electrical outlet.

Recharging the battery takes time.

One of Paul’s friends has one and he isquite happy with it.

He says it’s reliable and well-engineered.

There’re also several charging stations near Paul’s office.

So he isn’t worried about that.

The cost for charging the battery is low.

It’s less expensive than buying gasoline.

His wife, Kathy, also likes the idea of buying an electric car.

She likes the idea of driving a clean car.

So it makes sense.

In the future there may be driverless cars.

These may be very safe, but Paul doesn’tlike them.

He enjoys driving.

He likes to be in control of his car.