Vocabulary

• have to: Must do
• instead of: When one thing is replaced by another
• of course: Sure ; Certainly
• automotive industry: The sector of industry involved in the design, development, manufacturing, marketing, and sales of motor vehicles.
• on fire: Very successful or popular
• fuel pump: A pump in a motor vehicle that pumps fuel from the fuel tank to the engine.
• run in: To arrest person and take them to police station
• as soon as: In a short time after (something happens)
• certainly possible: Definitely able to happen or be done.
• got to: To arrive at some place
• let in: To allow someone to enter or come in
• in half: Divided into two equal parts.
• have at: To attack someone or something.
• at least: As a minimum
• with it: Intelligent, alert, and up-to-date.
• rather than: More exactly; more correctly
• used to: Did regularly before, but don't do now
• fill up
• outside of: Located or situated beyond the boundaries or confines of something.
• over to: Used to hand over to someone else to speak
• in with: Fashionable or popular at the moment.
• at home: In one's own residence or country.
• in route: Currently being transported or on the way.
• run over: To go beyond a limit, e.g. of a budget
• to the max: To the greatest possible extent or degree.
• turn down: To fold something, e.g. a shirt collar
• put out: To publish, e.g. a book
• in fact: Used to emphasize the truth of a statement, especially one that contrasts with or contradicts something else.
• at the same time: Simultaneously; at the identical moment.
• same time: Occurring simultaneously or at the same point in time.
• plug in
• over time: Gradually; as time passes.
• in the future: At a later time; in times to come.
• for example: As an illustration or instance.
• in terms of
• go back to: To return to a starting point
• level out: To become flat or even; to make something flat or even.
• pull into: To drive a vehicle off a road and onto a different surface or into a specific location.
• hang around: To spend time with someone
• out there: In or to a place that is far away
• develop: To explain something in steps and in detail
• solid: Being able to be trusted; reliable
• position: Person's opinion or attitude about something
• consumption: The act of buying and using products
• legacy: Literature, arts etc. from previous generations
• bit: Device put in a horse's mouth to control it
• industry: Hard work; being busy working
• fuel: To give power to (a mob, anger, etc.); incite
• state: Region within a country, with its own government
• emphasize: To stress the items that are important
• charge: To run quickly toward someone to attack them
• effect: An advantage, benefit
• panel: Group who answer questions or give opinions
• standard: Official unit of measuring something
• grand: A counter for 1000 of something
• accelerate: To cause to occur earlier than expected
• vehicle: Machine (such as a car) used to carry things
• energy: Physical or mental strength
• grid: Electrical network supplying electricity to area
• plug: Wood, rubber or metal used to block a hole
• maintenance: Keeping (a machine) working by checking and fixing
• carbon: Chemical element with an atomic number of 6
• garage: Place for keeping a car
• place: To put someone in a particular type of situation
• hydrogen: Lightest of all chemical elements
• solar: Concerning the sun, or its heat
• fill: To make something full
• drive: A person's ambition and motivation to do something
• range: Cooking stove with multiple burners
• electricity: Energy generated positive and negative charges
• turn: To become (a particular age)
• hard: Difficult to do; difficult to understand
• footprint: Mark left by a foot of an animal or human
• include: To make someone, something part of a group
• pollution: Dangerous substances released into an environment
• wire: Thin, flexible thread of metal
• fast: In a way that is difficult to move or change
• continuously: Without stops, breaks, or an end
• mining: To place a bomb in the ground or the sea
• pavement: Surface next to a road for people to walk on
• environmental: Of the natural world of plants and animals
• weight: How heavy something is
• university: High-level educational institution; college
• pedal: Lever worked by the foot, e.g. the brakes of a car
• lifetime: The time between birth and death
• machine: Piece of equipment used to do work
• diagram: A drawing intended to explain how something works
• cable: To transmit a message over a wire
• tank: Container for holding liquid or gas
• gasoline: Liquid we put in cars to make them run
• battery: Portable device that stores electricity
• standpoint: Mental position from which things are viewed
• gimmick: Trick or device used to attract or draw attention
• ion: Atoms with either a positive or negative charge
• chassis: Supporting frame of a structure, esp. a car
• automotive: Concerning cars
• torque: Turning or twisting force
• someplace: In or at or to some place
• horsepower: Unit of power of car engine, etc.
• kilowatt: Unit of electrical power; 1000 watts, 1000