綠色未來障礙重重
The future of the energy industry is green.
能源產業的未來是綠色的。
industry(n.)產業green(adj.)綠色的、環保的
People across the whole world are pitching in to save both the planet and themselves.
全世界的人們都在為拯救地球和自己而努力。
pitch in努力、盡一份心力
One way of doing this is to opt for electric cars, which produce less carbon than those that run on gasoline.
其中一種方法就是選用電動汽車，電動車產生的碳排放比燃油車來得少。
One way of～的其中一種方法opt(v.)偏好、選用(to+RV或for+N)gasoline(n.)汽油(=gas)
Naturally, it is expected that everyone will want to buy electric cars, but sadly this is not the case — even in America.
自然而然地，可能會期望每個人都想購買電動汽車，可惜實情並非如此——甚至在美國也是一樣。
naturally(adv.)自然而然地sadly(adv.)可惜
Renowned market research institute J.D. Power’s statistics show that, in the two months leading up to March 2023, car owners who insisted on not choosing an electric car as their next car rose from 17.8% to 21%, while those who were absolutely sure about switching to electric cars remained at about 26.9%.
知名市場研究機構J.D. Power的統計數據顯示，在2023年3月之前的兩個月中，堅決不選擇電動車作為下一輛車的車主從17.8％上升到21％，而那些篤定要換成電動車的人則維持在26.9％左右。
renowned(adj.)知名的leading up to…截至～之前
With the number of traditional vehicle fans approaching the number of would-be electric vehicle owners, the divide between the two sides has become even more apparent.
隨著傳統車愛好者的人數接近潛在的電動車主的數量，兩者之間的分歧變得更加明顯。
would-be(adj.)準、潛在、嘗試成為～的divide(n.)分隔、間隔apparent(adj.)顯而易見的
So what are the reasons for the nay-sayers’ hesitation?
那麼，持反對意見者猶豫不決的原因是什麼？
yea(interject.)是、好(=aye)nay(interject.)否、反對nay-sayer(n.)反對方hesitation(n.)猶豫hesitate(v.)猶豫
Americans who want to stick to internal combustion engines cite the high price of electric cars and the lack of charging stations as the main reasons for not wanting to make the switch.
想堅持使用內燃機的美國人認為，電動汽車的高價格和充電站不足是他們不想換電動車的主要原因。
internal(adj.)內部的combustion(n.)燃燒combust(v.)燃燒cite(v.)援引、提出cite a reference引用參考文獻charge(v.)充電charging station充電站
Minor reasons include limited mileage, long charging times, the performance of electric cars in extreme temperatures, the cost of ownership, the lack of repair shops, power outages, and the reliability of the cars.
次要原因包括續航里程有限、充電時間過長、電動汽車在極端溫度下的性能、持有成本、維修店不足、停電以及汽車的可靠性。
minor(adj.)小的、次要的limited(adj.)有限的；小量的mileage(n.)里程數performance(n.)表現extreme(adj.)極限、極端ownership(n.)擁有；擁有權outage(n.)停電reliability(n.)可靠性
Furthermore, this is not a generational matter — it is not just older people who are resistant to change.
此外，這並不是一個世代問題——並非只有年長人抗拒改變。
generational(adj.)世代的matter(n.)事情、問題resistant(adj.)防～；抗拒water-resistant防水
With one third of Generation Zers being “somewhat unlikely” or “very unlikely” to buy one of these green badges of honor, it seems that the roads and cities of the US are not ready for these updated machines.
三分之一的Z世代年輕人表示「不太想」或「一定不會」購買這些猶如綠色榮譽勳章的電動車。看來，美國的道路和城市尚未準備好迎接這些新版的交通機具。
somewhat(adv.)有點、多少badge(n.)徽章、勳章badge of honor榮譽勳章update(v.)更新、升級