The Electric Car Revolution

What this quiz asks

• In what decade were electric cars actually more popular than petrol cars in the US?
• What was the first mass-produced modern electric car from a major manufacturer?
• The Tesla Model S was Tesla's first ever car.
• What type of battery do most modern EVs use?
• What does 'regenerative braking' do in an EV?
• Select ALL advantages electric cars have over internal combustion engine cars.
• What is 'range anxiety'?
• What does 'kW' measure when talking about EV charging?
• Which company popularised the concept of a 'gigafactory' for battery production?
• Electric cars were invented before petrol-powered cars.
• What is a 'Level 2' EV charger?
• What does the term 'BEV' stand for?
• Approximately how many public EV charging points were there in the UK by 2024?
• What is a 'PHEV'?
• Order these EVs from earliest production year to most recent.
• What is 'vehicle-to-grid' (V2G) technology?
• Did Ferdinand Porsche build an electric car in the early 1900s?
• Select ALL Chinese EV manufacturers that have gained global recognition.
• What is the main challenge with solid-state batteries?
• Which country had the highest EV market share (percentage of new car sales) by 2024?