Nissan Stops Work on Electric Qashqai Car
Nissan 停止研發電動 Qashqai 汽車
Introduction
Nissan stopped making a new electric Qashqai car. The company wants to save money.
Nissan 停止製造新款電動 Qashqai 汽車，公司希望藉此節省開支。
Main Body
Nissan is making fewer types of cars. They now make 45 models instead of 56. People in Europe are buying fewer electric cars. Also, cars from China are very cheap.
Nissan 正在減少生產的車款種類。他們現在生產 45 個型號，而非 56 個。歐洲消費者購買電動車的數量減少了，且來自中國的汽車價格非常低廉。
Nissan has a big factory in Sunderland, UK. 6,000 people work there. Nissan is talking to the UK government. They want money to keep the factory open and save jobs.
Nissan 在英國桑德蘭（Sunderland）擁有一座大型工廠，共有 6,000 人在此工作。Nissan 正與英國政府洽談，希望獲得資金以維持工廠營運並保留就業機會。
Nissan now wants to make more hybrid cars. Hybrid cars use both electricity and gas. This is easier for the company because of new trade rules with Europe.
Nissan 現在希望生產更多油電混合動力車。混合動力車同時使用電力與汽油。由於與歐洲之間有新的貿易規則，這對公司來說較為容易。
Conclusion
Nissan will focus on hybrid cars in Europe and asks the UK government for help.
Nissan 將重點放在歐洲的油電混合動力車，並請求英國政府提供協助。
Vocabulary Learning
⚡️ Word Swap: 'Fewer' vs 'Less'
In the story, Nissan makes fewer types of cars. Why not 'less'?
- Fewer → Use this for things you can count (1 car, 2 cars, 10 models).
- Less → Use this for things you cannot count (money, time, water).
Examples from the text:
- Fewer cars (Countable ✅)
- Save money (Uncountable → use 'less money')
🛠 The 'Instead of' Pattern
This is a great way to show a change in a plan.
Pattern: [New Thing] + instead of + [Old Thing]
From the article:
- 45 models instead of 56 models.
Try this in your head:
- I will drink tea instead of coffee.
- I will go to London instead of Paris.
🔋 Hybrid Logic
Hybrid = A mix of two things.
- Electric + Gas Hybrid car.