Systems/Engineering
This is where gas is burned to provide power in a conventional vehicle.
What is an internal combustion engine?
This is where most in-person car shopping takes place.
What is a car lot?
This is the most basic maintenance process that car owners usually do every week, at least once a week.
What is get gas?
This is probably the second most expensive possession of most consumers, after a home.
What is a car?
This is the term for the main power source of a vehicle, usually including the engine block and attending systems.
What is the power plant?
This is why many turn to the used car market to purchase a new vehicle.
What is, because used vehicles are usually less expensive?
This is a maintenance task that car owners should do (or get done) every 5,000 miles or 6 months.
What is an oil change?
This is a large payment at the purchase of a vehicle to decrease its monthly cost.
What is a down payment?
This is the magnetized motor in an EV that does the job of a conventional vehicle's engine.
What is an electric traction motor?
These are some factors to take into account when buying a car.
What are mileage, maintenance costs, fuel efficiency, and reliability?
This is the measure of air pressure in a tire.
What is PSI?
This is the term for a car's value decreasing over time.
What is depreciation?
In America, most people own cars and use them as their primary mode of transportation. In other countries, cars are a secondary mode of transportation and many don't even own a car. These are two of the reasons why.
What is because of "car culture", because of the size of America, because of lack of public transportation, and because of more rural and suburban areas?
This is the series of gears and crankshafts that convert the force of combustion or the ETM's rotation into mechanical work in a car's wheels.
What is the transmission?
These are some factors that ARE NOT important in selecting a vehicle to purchase.
What is color, most features, "status", and emotion?
This is an "under the hood" component of a car that breaks down frequently and often requires replacement or a jumpstart.
What is the battery?
This is an event that can drastically decrease the value of a car.
What is an accident/car crash?
This is why a conventional vehicle's power plant is more prone to issues than that of an EV.
What is because it has more moving parts?
These are some reasons why cars are becoming more expensive.
What is inflation, material and labor costs, tariffs, and demand?
**DAILY DOUBLE**
This is the most complex system of any vehicle, conventional or electric.
What is the transmission?
These are some factors that can influence what kind of car you can buy/afford.
What are credit score, monthly income, driving record (indirectly), and down payment?