Vocabulary

• regenerative braking: A braking system that recovers energy from the braking process and stores it for later use, typically in a battery or capacitor.
• in turn: One after the other in a sequence or rotation.
• on the other hand : Considering a different aspect of the matter; alternatively.
• above all: Most importantly; more than anything else.
• at the same time: Simultaneously; at the identical moment.
• same time: Occurring simultaneously or at the same point in time.
• as a result of: Because of something; owing to.
• instead of: When one thing is replaced by another
• get back to: To get in contact with someone again
• rather than: More exactly; more correctly
• due to: Because of; owing to
• as soon as: In a short time after (something happens)
• have to: Must do
• slow down: To reduce the speed
• purpose: Reason for which something is done; aim; goal
• effective: Working efficiently to produce a desired result
• achieve: To succeed in doing good, usually by working hard
• current: Electricity flowing through wires
• field: Area of study, such as physics or biology
• robust: Having physical vigor or energetic good health
• gravity: (Of a situation) extreme seriousness
• avoid: To prevent from happening
• direct: To tell someone in a very clear way to do something
• superior: Better; higher quality
• performance: Act of doing something
• fit: Good looking; physically attractive
• obsolete: Not used anymore because something newer exists
• vehicle: Machine (such as a car) used to carry things
• convert: To switch from a religion, belief etc. to another
• advent: First appearance of something important
• reduce: To try to decrease, e.g. your weight if overweight
• phase: Different stages of the moon from new to full
• produce: Fresh foods such as fruits and vegetables
• frequency: Number of repetitions of (radio or sound) wave
• internal: Being or happening in the body
• technology: Use or knowledge of science in industry etc.
• obtain: To be given or to earn something through efforts
• vary: To change something and make it different
• system: Set of organized, planned ideas that work together
• support: To give assistance or advice to someone
• control: A device designed to operate a machine
• motion: Suggestion at a meeting
• magnetic: Having the properties of a magnet; able to attract
• unveil: To remove something's outer covering
• simple: Not hard to understand or do; not complex
• step: Movement done as part of a particular dance
• turn: To become (a particular age)
• alternate: To follow one thing after another repeatedly
• thermal: Item of warm clothing for cold weather use
• pack: Bag carried on the back of donkey, etc.
• electromagnetic: Having magnetic and electrical parts
• drive: A person's ambition and motivation to do something
• pollution: Dangerous substances released into an environment
• transmission: Part of car including gears affecting speed of car
• pedal: Lever worked by the foot, e.g. the brakes of a car
• rugged: (Of mountains) rough and uneven; hard to climb
• limited: (Of a company) with a limit of financial liability
• considerably: Quite a lot; to a large degree
• rotate: To regularly change people who perform a role
• need: To be unable to manage without something; require
• synchronize: To make two things work at the same time
• battery: Portable device that stores electricity
• traction: Force causing moving thing to stick, e.g. on roads
• short: (Of electric circuit) to spark because faulty
• combustion: An act or instance of burning
• lithium: Soft silver-white univalent element of the alkali metal group; the lightest metal known; occurs in several minerals
• multiplication: Increase in the number of something
• kinetic: Of or relating to movement
• mechanical: Done without thought or feeling; automatic
• generator: Machine that produces electrical power
• regenerative: Of, relating to, or marked by regeneration
• amplitude: Breadth, width or largeness of something
• ion: Atoms with either a positive or negative charge
• induction: Entry into a position, organization or office
• radiator: Device for cooling down an engine
• rotational: Concerning rotation
• piston: Sliding, cylindrical piece moved by fuel pressure
• torque: Turning or twisting force
• differential: Different, as in treatment; discriminatory
• coolant: Fluid agent (gas or liquid) that produces cooling
• gearbox: Car's system of gears