读者文摘·英汉双语·不要相信关于电动汽车的七大传言

7 Electric vehicle myths you can stop believing now

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Electric vehicle myths are stopping drivers from making the switch to greener cars. Confused about what's true and what's not? Here's what the experts say

有关电动汽车传言正在阻止司机购买更环保的汽车。困惑在于：哪些传言是真的，哪些传言是假的？专家们这么告诫我们。

Alligators in the sewers, tourists waking up in ice baths minus their kidneys and faked NASA moon landings are just some of the urban myths that refuse to die.

下水道里有鳄鱼、游客在冰浴中醒来时失去了肾脏，以及美国国家航空航天局（NASA）的登月活动涉嫌造假，这些都是永不消失的城市传言。

But as the popularity of the electric vehicle continues to rise, this technological leap forward has spawned a whole new raft of automotive folklore, much of which is stopping motorists buying EVs.

但是，随着电动汽车的普及程度不断提高，这一技术进步催生了一系列全新的汽车民间传说，其中大部分都是为了阻止驾车者购买电动汽车。

Some of the most bizarre include EVs being too heavy for your average multi-storey car park, that the national grid couldn’t cope if we all plugged them in to charge at the same time and that electric cars cause motion sickness.

有些奇怪的传言包括，电动汽车对于普通的多层停车场来说太重了，如果我们同时给它们充电，国家电网就无法应付，而且电动汽车会导致晕车。

Myth 1: Electric vehicles just can’t go the distance 传言一：电动汽车不能远距离续航

While Admiral’s research reveals that 71 per cent of drivers are worried about travelling longer distances, the fact is that most mid-sized EVs will travel at least 200 miles （321.9 km）between charges.

虽然Admiral的研究表明71%的司机担心长途旅行，但事实是大多数中型电动汽车在两次充电之间至少可以行驶200英里（321.9公里）。

It may be less than a tank of fuel, but research has shown that the majority of cars travel just 28 miles a day for the first three years of their lives so the distance-to-flat should be more than enough for most people.

这可能比一箱燃料行驶的距离短，但研究表明，大多数汽车在最初使用的前三年里每天只行驶28英里，因此对于大多数人来说，在平坦路况使用的距离应该是绰绰有余的。

Even higher mileage drivers can take comfort in the fact that there has been a huge investment in public chargers, and home-chargers, with stations popping up even in rural areas. The app Zap Map does a fine job in tracking them down.

即使是里程数更高的司机也会感到安慰，因为在公共充电器和家用充电器上已经有了巨大的投资，甚至在农村地区也会出现充电站。Zap Map应用程序在追踪他们方面做得很好。

The range of more expensive models is heading up towards the 300-mile mark with some topping 400 miles per charge. Charging is also much quicker with the most powerful units able to hit 80 per cent in around 30 minutes.

更昂贵的车型系列正朝着300英里的目标发展，其中一些车型的每次充电里程超过400英里。充电速度也要快得多，最强大的充电电池可以在大约30分钟内充电量达到80%。

Myth 2: Electric vehicles are too expensive to buy 传言二：电动汽车太贵买不起

The original batch of electric vehicles did seem a bit pricey, but that is starting to change.

最初的一批电动汽车看起来确实有点贵，但这种情况正在开始改变。

While BMW’s new iX M60 might appear dear at £120,000, you also have to consider the supercar performance and specification it offers.

虽然宝马的新款iX M60可能售价12万英镑，但你也必须考虑它提供的超级跑车性能和规格。

By contrast, Jaguar’s trend-setting I-Pace is half that price and Audi offers the excellent Q4 e-tron from £43,000—not bad for an accomplished premium brand.

相比之下，捷豹引领潮流的I-Pace仅为该价格的一半，而奥迪第四季度推出的优秀e-tron售价为43000英镑，对于一个出色的高端品牌来说，这并不算贵。

Further down the market, Fiat’s cute 500e is £29,000 and MG has just launched the sleek-looking MG4 at an affordable £25,000, while Citroen takes the prize for the cheapest EV with the dinky Ami—yours for just £7,695.

再往下看，可爱的菲亚特500e售价为29,000英镑，MG刚刚推出了外观时尚的MG4，售价为2.5万英镑，而雪铁龙则以7,695英镑的价格获得了最便宜的电动汽车奖。

（当然：别人是赚英镑，用英镑，肯定不贵！---译者注。）

Myth 3: At least they are cheap to run

They are not as cheap to run as they were thanks to spiralling energy prices. Rapid charger prices have trebled in recent times with the price at the "pump" now reaching 76p/KW.

由于不断上涨的能源价格，它们的运行成本并没有以前那么低。最近，快速充电器的价格翻了三倍，“充电泵”的价格现在达到了76便士/千瓦。

That means you can expect hefty charges to cost you around £60 for a range of just 240 miles. The same amount of petrol in a hybrid will take you almost twice the distance.

这意味着，只要行驶240英里，你就可能需要支付60英镑左右的高额充电费用。在混合动力车中使用相同数量的汽油将使您的行驶距离增加近两倍。

More people are opting for home chargers but again the price of electricity has trebled the cost. Expect an overnight charge to cost you about a tenner, which is much better but it’s rising all the time. More people choosing to charge off-peak may only persuade energy companies to put the prices up during the night too.

越来越多的人选择家用充电器，但电价再次使成本增加了三倍。预计隔夜充电费用将花费你大约10英镑，这要好得多，但电价一直在上涨。越来越多的人选择在非高峰时段充电，这可能只会“促成”能源公司在夜间提高电价。

But, as Admiral points out, EVs do make significant savings elsewhere. They have fewer moving parts, so less can go wrong, and maintenance costs could be up to 70 per cent less.
但是，正如上将所指出的，电动汽车确实在其他地方节省了大量资金。它们的处于动态的零部件更少，因此出错的可能性更小，维护成本也可以降低70%。

Myth 4: Using vehicle features such as air conditioning, heating, wipers or radio will drain your battery

传言四：使用空调、加热、雨刮器或收音机等车辆功能会耗尽电池电量

Using the radio or windscreen wipers has never really had an effect on a vehicle’s range. The real killer was the back windscreen demister element, the climate control, and forget ever touching the heat seats.

使用收音机或挡风玻璃雨刮器从未真正影响车辆的行驶里程。真正的电量杀手是后挡风玻璃除雾器元件、车载空调系统和忘记关掉触摸式加热座椅。

But things are changing. A recent test on a Jaguar I-Pace showed next to no change at all on the range read out when the heated seats, back demist or climate control were in use. Even the new MG4 only dropped ten miles with the heater on—given the total range was a healthy 240, it was worth it to keep the tootsies warm.

但情况正在发生变化。最近对捷豹I-Pace的测试显示，在使用加热座椅、靠背除雾或气候控制时，电池可读取的剩余电量几乎没有变化。即使是新的MG4在开着加热器的情况下也仅下降了10英里，因为总续航里程为240英里，所以保持驾驶人足部温暖是值得的。

EVs also come with many features to optimise battery use, including "eco" mode, which reduces the rate of acceleration and increases the strength of regenerative braking, and air-source heat pumps to replace conventional systems.

电动汽车还具有许多优化电池使用的功能，包括“eco（生态）”模式，该模式可降低加速率并提高再生制动的强度，以及空气源热泵，以替代传统系统。

EVs also rely more on heated seats and steering wheels rather than trying to heat the entire space inside the car.

电动汽车也更依赖加热座椅和方向盘，而不是试图加热车内的整个空间。

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Myth 5: The energy grid won’t cope with a rise in electric vehicle charging 传言五：国家电网无法应对电动汽车充电量的增加

Admiral’s research revealed that over half of those surveyed think the national grid would not cope if everyone switched to an electric vehicle.

Admiral的研究显示，超过一半的受访者认为，如果每个人都改用电动汽车，国家电网将无法应对。

But Wells confirmed there is enough electricity supply for every EV vehicle, as they can be charged at different times of the day or night when overall demand for electricity from the grid is low.

但威尔斯证实，每辆电动汽车都有足够的电力供应，因为它们可以在白天或夜晚的不同时间充电，而这些不同时段社会对电力的总体需求很低。

Myth 6: Charging an electric vehicle can cause explosions or fires 传言六：给电动汽车充电可能导致爆炸或火灾

A quarter of drivers believe that charging an EV could cause explosions or fires, but the reality is that they are less likely to have issues than a car powered by highly combustible petrol.

四分之一的司机认为，给电动汽车充电可能会引发爆炸或火灾，但事实是，与使用高可燃性汽油的汽车相比，他们不太可能出现问题。

Myth 7: Electric vehicles are too heavy 传言七：电动汽车太重

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While the battery packs of EVs are incredibly heavy, the rest of the car is much lighter with no conventional engine, lighter gearboxes and fewer working parts.

虽然电动汽车的电池组非常重，但由于没有传统的发动机，变速箱更轻，工作部件更少，汽车的其余部分更轻。

The weight is also carried much lower down, which alters the vehicle’s centre of gravity, making it much more stable.

电动汽车重量也降低了很多，这改变了车辆的重心，使其更加稳定。

Admiral’s research shows that only one in three drivers would currently get an EV for their next car, but drivers are being put off unnecessarily by these myths.

Admiral的研究表明，目前只有三分之一的司机会为他们的下一辆车购买电动汽车，但这些传言让司机们感到不必要。

Sadly, what isn’t an urban myth is the fact that the government has just imposed vehicle excise duty on electric vehicles, which could add as much as £500 to your annual running costs. Now, that could stop people buying electric.

可悲的是，政府刚刚对电动汽车征收了车辆消费税，这可能会给你的年运营成本增加500英镑。现在，这可能会阻止人们购买电电动车。