Vocabulary
das
Elektroauto
/eˈlɛktʁoˌʔaʊ̯to/· noun· Pl. die Elektroautos
electric car (short: das E-Auto)
Das Elektroauto (E-Auto) — a car with a battery instead of a tank; you charge it at a Ladestation or at home overnight.
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Forms
- Singular
- das Elektroauto
- Plural
- die Elektroautos
- Genitiv
- des Elektroautos
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Elektroauto
electric car
Mein Nachbar lädt sein Elektroauto jede Nacht in der Garage.
My neighbour charges his electric car in the garage every night.
Word family
Elektroautodas E-Autoelectric car (short)elektrischelectricder Elektromotorelectric motordas Autocar
Common combinations
- ein Elektroauto ladento charge an electric car
- Elektroauto fahrento drive an electric car
- auf ein Elektroauto umsteigento switch to an electric car
Similar & opposite
≈ Synonyms
das E-Auto
↔ Opposites
der Verbrenner
Common learner mistakes
- das Elektroauto tankendas Elektroauto ladenAn electric car isn't filled up (tanken) but charged (laden).
Real examples
- Ein Elektroauto ist in der Anschaffung teurer, aber im Alltag oft günstiger.An electric car costs more to buy but is often cheaper to run.
- Wir haben kein Elektroauto gekauft, weil es in unserer Straße keine Ladestation gibt.We didn't buy an electric car because there's no charging station in our street.
- Mit dem Elektroauto kommen wir etwa 400 Kilometer weit, dann müssen wir laden.We can get about 400 kilometres with the electric car, then we have to charge it.
