EVITP FINAL EXAM | COMPLETE QUESTIONS AND
CORRECT ANSWERS | 2026 UPDATE | VERIFIED
ANSWERS
• A partial zero emissions vehicle (PZEV) is defined as which of the following?
Select one:
a.A gas-engine vehicle that has zero evaporative emissions from its fuel system
b.A plug-in electric vehicle
c.A vehicle with a hybrid gas-electric drive train
d.An electric vehicle that only has provisions for wireless charging -✓✓ a.A gas-engine
vehicle that has zero evaporative emissions from its fuel system
• The state of charge is the available capacity of the battery, expressed as a
percentage.
Select one:
True
False -✓✓ True
• Which of the following is not an alternative to fossil fuels?
Select one:
a.Compressed air
b.Electricity
c.Fuel cell
d.Gasoline -✓✓ d.Gasoline
• The first electric vehicle can be traced back to ? .
Select one:
a.1832
b.1943
c.1967
d.2002 -✓✓ a. 1832
• Which of the following illustrates why electric vehicles were so popular in the early
days of automobiles?
Select one:
a.They were clean to operate.
b.They were mechanically complicated.
c.They were quiet.
d.Both a. and c. -✓✓ d.Both a. and c.
• What factors limited the popularity of EVs as internal combustion engine vehicles
came to the market in the early 1900s?
Select one:
a.Charge times
, b.Range
c.Speed
d.All of the above -✓✓ d.All of the above
• What was the first mass-produced hybrid electric vehicle?
Select one:
a.GM EV-1
b.Honda Insight Hybrid
c.Tesla Model 3
d.Toyota Prius -✓✓ d.Toyota Prius
• What improvements in technology have increased interest in EVs?
Select one:
a.Charging stations specific to each type of vehicle
b.High cost and poor public awareness
c.Improved range, power, and lighter batteries
d.None of the above -✓✓ c.Improved range, power, and lighter batteries
• What best describes early EVs?
Select one:
a.Loud and difficult to steer
b.Oily, noisy, and hard to start
c.Quiet, easy to start, and mechanically simple
d.Very unreliable -✓✓ c.
Quiet, easy to start, and mechanically simple
• Which of the following is not a category of electric vehicles?
Select one:
a.BEV
b.HEV
c.ICE
d.PHEV -✓✓ c.ICE
• What category of EV has been available to consumers the longest?
a.BEV
b.HEV
c.PHEV
d.All of the above -✓✓ b.HEV
• Which of the following describes a plug-in electric vehicle that runs on batteries until
nearly depleted, then switches over to an ICE generator to extend the battery range?
Select one:
a.BEV
b.PHEV
c.All electric vehicles have this capability.
CORRECT ANSWERS | 2026 UPDATE | VERIFIED
ANSWERS
• A partial zero emissions vehicle (PZEV) is defined as which of the following?
Select one:
a.A gas-engine vehicle that has zero evaporative emissions from its fuel system
b.A plug-in electric vehicle
c.A vehicle with a hybrid gas-electric drive train
d.An electric vehicle that only has provisions for wireless charging -✓✓ a.A gas-engine
vehicle that has zero evaporative emissions from its fuel system
• The state of charge is the available capacity of the battery, expressed as a
percentage.
Select one:
True
False -✓✓ True
• Which of the following is not an alternative to fossil fuels?
Select one:
a.Compressed air
b.Electricity
c.Fuel cell
d.Gasoline -✓✓ d.Gasoline
• The first electric vehicle can be traced back to ? .
Select one:
a.1832
b.1943
c.1967
d.2002 -✓✓ a. 1832
• Which of the following illustrates why electric vehicles were so popular in the early
days of automobiles?
Select one:
a.They were clean to operate.
b.They were mechanically complicated.
c.They were quiet.
d.Both a. and c. -✓✓ d.Both a. and c.
• What factors limited the popularity of EVs as internal combustion engine vehicles
came to the market in the early 1900s?
Select one:
a.Charge times
, b.Range
c.Speed
d.All of the above -✓✓ d.All of the above
• What was the first mass-produced hybrid electric vehicle?
Select one:
a.GM EV-1
b.Honda Insight Hybrid
c.Tesla Model 3
d.Toyota Prius -✓✓ d.Toyota Prius
• What improvements in technology have increased interest in EVs?
Select one:
a.Charging stations specific to each type of vehicle
b.High cost and poor public awareness
c.Improved range, power, and lighter batteries
d.None of the above -✓✓ c.Improved range, power, and lighter batteries
• What best describes early EVs?
Select one:
a.Loud and difficult to steer
b.Oily, noisy, and hard to start
c.Quiet, easy to start, and mechanically simple
d.Very unreliable -✓✓ c.
Quiet, easy to start, and mechanically simple
• Which of the following is not a category of electric vehicles?
Select one:
a.BEV
b.HEV
c.ICE
d.PHEV -✓✓ c.ICE
• What category of EV has been available to consumers the longest?
a.BEV
b.HEV
c.PHEV
d.All of the above -✓✓ b.HEV
• Which of the following describes a plug-in electric vehicle that runs on batteries until
nearly depleted, then switches over to an ICE generator to extend the battery range?
Select one:
a.BEV
b.PHEV
c.All electric vehicles have this capability.
