1·Now, however, recent developments in electric vehicle technology mean they can match conventional petrol engines in terms of performance and safety.
然而，如今电动汽车技术得到最新发展，这意味着它们在性能和安全性方面都可以与传统汽油发动机相媲美。
2·The company manufactures petrol engines of reliable quality.
这家公司生产的汽油机质量可靠。
3·These cars have petrol engines, too, to back the electric ones up;
这些车当然也有汽油引擎，以备电动引擎不时之需。
4·I first started cruising in yachts with temperamental petrol engines.
我刚开始驾驶游艇航行时，艇上的汽油发动机老出毛病。
5·You're also seeing new technologies going into the normal petrol engines as well.
你也会看到新的技术同样运用到普通的汽油发动机中。
6·Today's diesels are sturdy, smooth and up to 40% more fuel-efficient than petrol engines.
今天的柴油机不仅耐用美观，而且比汽油发动机节油40%。
7·And instead of being powered by smoky little petrol engines, they are driven electrically.
他们通过电能驱动而不是冒烟的小型汽油引擎。
8·Electric cars (at least the ones without petrol engines to top up the battery) demand that they do.
电动汽车(至少指那些没有汽油发动机来充电的车子)却要求车主这么做。
9·Ideally, an ethanol engine needs a compression ratio of 19:1 instead of the 10:1 typical of petrol engines.
理想情况下，乙醇发动机需要的压缩比是19：1，而不是典型汽油引擎的10：1。
10·These cars have petrol engines, too, to back the electric ones up; technically, therefore, they are hybrids.
这些车都配备了汽油发动机，用来为电动马达提供后备动力；所以，从技术上而言，它们都还是混合动力车辆。