Posted Monday 25 October 2021
Electric cars are becomming commonplace, but how about an electric camper van? And how about one you don't need to charge because it's solar? Engineers from a university in the Netherlands have shown that this can work, as this article from Austria's Der Standard reports. We have selected a few sentences and expressions that'll come in handy when doing car talk in German or when talking about solar technology.
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their production requires quite a few rare raw materials
ihreProduktionbenötigtmanchseltenenRohstoff
3
the electricity for their operation
derStromfürihrenBetrieb
4
it has completed its trip around Europe
eshatseineEuropareiseabgeschlosse
5
pulled like a trailer
wieeinAnhängergezogen
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the solar power supply
diesolareStromversorgung
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after solving the problems
nachBehebungderProbleme
8
it supplied itself by the panels
esversorgtesichüberdiePaneele
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it didn't need a stop at a gas station
esbenötigtekeinenStoppaneinerTankstelle
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the side panels can be folded out
dieseitlichenPaneelelassensichausfahren
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how much charge there is
wievielLadungvorhandenist
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the vehicle can cover up to 600 kilometers
dasFahrzeugkannbiszu600Kilometerzurücklegen
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one paid a visit to Brussels, Paris and Madrid
manstattetemanBrüssel,ParisundMadrideinenBesuchab
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the range which, considering the size, is actually quite good
dieangesichtsderGrößedochrechtguteReichweite
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to minimize energy consumption
umdenEnergieverbrauchzuminimieren
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