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1、第一篇FordAbandonsElectricVehiclesTheFordmotorcompany’sabandonmentofelectriccarseffectivelysignalstheendoftheroadforthetechnology，analystssay．GeneralMotors。andHonda’ceasedproductionofbattery．poweredcarsin1999,tofocusonfuelcellandhybridelectricgasolineengines,whicharemoreattractiv

2、etotheconsumer．Fordhasnowannounceditwilldothesame．Threeyearsago．thecompanyintroducedtheThinkCitytwo—seatercarandagolfcartcalledtheTHINK, or ThinkNeighbor．Ithopedtosell5，000carseachyearand10，000carts．Butalackofdemandmeansonlyaboutl，000ofthecarshavebeenproduced，andlessthan1。700c

3、artshavebeensoldsofarin2002．“Thebottomlineiswedon’tbelievethatthisisthefutureofenvironmenttransportforthemassmarket．”TimHolmesofFordEuropesaidonFriday．“Wefeelwehavegivenelectricourbestshot”TheThinkCityhasarangeofonlyabout53milesanduptoasix-hourbatteryrechargetime．GeneralMotors

4、’EVIelectricvehiclealsohadalimitedrange。ofabout100miles．Theveryexpensivebatteriesalsomeanelectriccarscostmuchmorethanpetrol-poweredalternatives．AnelectricToyot~RAV4EVvehiclecostsover$42，000intheUS,comparedwithjust$17，000forthepetrolversion．ToyotaandNissan…arenowtheonlymajoraut

5、omanufacturerstoproduceelectricvehicles．“Thereisafeelingthatbatteryelectrichasbeengivenitschance．Fordnowhastomoveonwithitshybridprogram“，andthatiswhatwewillbejudgingthemon，”RogerHigman，aseniortransportcampaigneratUKFriendsoftheEarth，toldtheEnvironmentNewsService．Hybridcarsintr

6、oducedbyToyotaandHondainthepastfewyearshavesoldwell．HybridenginesOfferGreatermileagethanpetrol—onlyengines,andthebatteriesrechargethemselves.Fordsaysitthinkssuchvehicleswillhelpitmeetplannednewguidelines“onvehicleemissions”intheU.S.However,itisnotyetclearexactlywhatthoseguidel

7、ineswillpermit．InJune，GeneralMotorsandDaimlerChryslerwonacourtinjunction，delayingbytwoyearsCalifornianlegislationrequiringcar—makerstooffer100，000zero-emissionandotherlow—emissionvehiclesinthestateby2003．Carmanufacturershopethelegislationwillberewrittentoallowformorelow--emiss

8、ion，ratherthanzero—emission，vehicles．1．WhathavetheFordmotorco