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2026 Latest EVITP Exam FINAL Prep – 130
Questions with Correct Detailed Answers | Electric
Vehicle Installation Training Program Certification
The EV industry is comprised of ? .
Select one:
a.auto manufacturers
b.consumer advocacy groups
c.EV charging equipment manufacturers
d.research and standards organizations
e.all of the above - ANSWER-e. all of the above
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 -
ANSWER-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 - ANSWER-True
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Which of the following is not an alternative to fossil fuels?
Select one:
a.Compressed air
b.Electricity
c.Fuel cell
d.Gasoline - ANSWER-d.Gasoline
The first electric vehicle can be traced back to ? .
Select one:
a.1832
b.1943
c.1967
d.2002 - ANSWER-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. - ANSWER-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 - ANSWER-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
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d.Toyota Prius - ANSWER-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 - ANSWER-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 - ANSWER-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 - ANSWER-c.ICE
What category of EV has been available to consumers the longest?
a.BEV
b.HEV
c.PHEV
d.All of the above - ANSWER-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:
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a.BEV
b.PHEV
c.All electric vehicles have this capability.
d.No electric vehicle currently on the market has this capability. -
ANSWER-b.PHEV
Regenerative braking is best described by which of the following?
Select one:
a.An energy recovery system
b.Not reliable as a braking method
c.Obsolete technology that existed on EV models in the 1990s
d.Turns electrical energy to kinetic energy - ANSWER-a.An energy
recovery system
Which of the following describes an EV drivetrain architecture in which
power can be transmitted to the drive from two sources at the same
time?
Select one:
a.Full electric drive
b.Parallel hybrid drive
c.Series hybrid drive
d.3-phase series drive - ANSWER-b.Parallel hybrid drive
What types of commercial/industrial vehicles are currently available in
an electrified version?
Select one:
a.Cargo and material-handling equipment
b.Delivery vans and buses
c.Semi-trailer trucks
d.All of the above - ANSWER-d.All of the above
Charging methods for battery electric buses include which of the
following?
Select one:
a.Above/below bus charging wireless charging
2026 Latest EVITP Exam FINAL Prep – 130
Questions with Correct Detailed Answers | Electric
Vehicle Installation Training Program Certification
The EV industry is comprised of ? .
Select one:
a.auto manufacturers
b.consumer advocacy groups
c.EV charging equipment manufacturers
d.research and standards organizations
e.all of the above - ANSWER-e. all of the above
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 -
ANSWER-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 - ANSWER-True
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Which of the following is not an alternative to fossil fuels?
Select one:
a.Compressed air
b.Electricity
c.Fuel cell
d.Gasoline - ANSWER-d.Gasoline
The first electric vehicle can be traced back to ? .
Select one:
a.1832
b.1943
c.1967
d.2002 - ANSWER-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. - ANSWER-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 - ANSWER-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
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d.Toyota Prius - ANSWER-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 - ANSWER-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 - ANSWER-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 - ANSWER-c.ICE
What category of EV has been available to consumers the longest?
a.BEV
b.HEV
c.PHEV
d.All of the above - ANSWER-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:
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a.BEV
b.PHEV
c.All electric vehicles have this capability.
d.No electric vehicle currently on the market has this capability. -
ANSWER-b.PHEV
Regenerative braking is best described by which of the following?
Select one:
a.An energy recovery system
b.Not reliable as a braking method
c.Obsolete technology that existed on EV models in the 1990s
d.Turns electrical energy to kinetic energy - ANSWER-a.An energy
recovery system
Which of the following describes an EV drivetrain architecture in which
power can be transmitted to the drive from two sources at the same
time?
Select one:
a.Full electric drive
b.Parallel hybrid drive
c.Series hybrid drive
d.3-phase series drive - ANSWER-b.Parallel hybrid drive
What types of commercial/industrial vehicles are currently available in
an electrified version?
Select one:
a.Cargo and material-handling equipment
b.Delivery vans and buses
c.Semi-trailer trucks
d.All of the above - ANSWER-d.All of the above
Charging methods for battery electric buses include which of the
following?
Select one:
a.Above/below bus charging wireless charging
