🚗Some cars have a gas engine. Some have an electric motor.

🚗In a gas engine, pistons move up and down.

🔥Fuel burns inside the engine. A spark plug lights the fuel.

🚗Burning fuel makes gases. The gases get big and push the piston.

🚗Gases go out of a tailpipe.

🚗An electric car's fuel is a battery you can charge.

🚗A charge port lets you plug it in.

🚗The motor turns the wheels. Electric motors are quiet.

Words to know

• piston: up-down part
• engine: power maker
• battery: stores energy
• motor: power spinner
• tailpipe: gas pipe