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<div id='article-page'><div id='article-content' data-media-url='//news-app-staging.s3.amazonaws.com' data-base-url='//news-app-staging.herokuapp.com' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/5630/A26.wav' data-capture-url='//staging.analytics.lingraphica.com/events/capture_news' data-article-title='What Will Happen to the American Muscle Car?' data-article-id='6233'><script src='//news-app-staging.herokuapp.com/javascripts/getscripts.js'></script><link rel='stylesheet' href='//news-app-staging.herokuapp.com/stylesheets/article.css' type='text/css' /><div class='article'><p><span data-start-time='0' data-end-time='8750'>American “muscle cars” got their name because of their big, powerful engines and fast speed.</span> <span data-start-time='8750' data-end-time='18479'>Some of the gas-powered cars are so noisy, the Associated Press recently described them as “thundering.”</span> <span data-start-time='18479' data-end-time='24542'>But interest worldwide in electric cars brings up this question: </span> <span data-start-time='24542' data-end-time='28146'>Can a muscle car go electric?</span> <span data-start-time='28146' data-end-time='37063'>The carmaker Stellantis makes the Dodge Challenger and Chargertwo well-known muscle cars. </span> <span data-start-time='37063' data-end-time='41917'>General Motors makes the popular Chevrolet Corvette. </span> <span data-start-time='41917' data-end-time='52438'>Both companies are wondering if they can keep the interest of buyers who love traditional, gas-powered cars.</span> <span data-start-time='52438' data-end-time='60729'>Car fans who loved the classic, powerful cars that used a lot of fuel are called “gearheads.”</span> <span data-start-time='60729' data-end-time='69813'>The new battery-powered cars are quicker than the old gas-powered cars that sold themselves based on “horsepower.” </span> <span data-start-time='69813' data-end-time='75458'>Horsepower is a term used to talk about the power created by an engine. </span> <span data-start-time='75458' data-end-time='81271'>For years, high horsepower signaled “high performance.”</span> <span data-start-time='81271' data-end-time='89771'>While the new cars go fast and are easier to control than cars with big engines, they do not make much noise. </span> <span data-start-time='89771' data-end-time='94208'>Will the gearheads someday become battery-heads?</span> <span data-start-time='94208' data-end-time='96958'>Stellantis hopes so. </span> <span data-start-time='96958' data-end-time='111625'>The company, which is half American and half Italian, will stop making gas-powered versions of the Challenger, Charger and its larger Chrysler 300 by the end of 2023.</span> <span data-start-time='111625' data-end-time='116542'>Other automakers are in the process of doing the same thing.</span> <span data-start-time='116542' data-end-time='124417'>Many European automakers already have electric versions of their high-performance cars. </span> <span data-start-time='124417' data-end-time='128896'>They include Porsche, Audi and Mercedes.</span> </p></div><div class='control-buttons-sticky' style='display:none;'><div class='control-buttons'><button title='Back' class='back' disabled='disabled'></button><button title='Play' class='play' disabled='disabled'></button><button title='Pause' class='pause' style='display:none;'></button><button title='Forward' class='forward' disabled='disabled'></button><button class='finished-reading' style='display:none;'>Done</button></div></div></div><div id='article-media'><div id='media-image'><img src='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/5630/A26.jpeg'/></div></div><div id='question-content' style='display:none;'><div class='vocabulary_question question-container' data-question-id=18869 data-hint-location='52438' style='display:none;'><div class='question' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/5630/which_of_the_following_is_a_definition_of_the_word_classic.wav'>Which of the following is a definition of the word classic?</div><div class='choices' data-correct-choice='something that has been popular for a long time'><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/5630/something_that_has_been_popular_for_a_long_time.wav'><span>something that has been popular for a long time</span></div><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/5630/simplest_or_lowest_in_level.wav'><span>simplest or lowest in level</span></div><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/5630/a_room_typically_in_a_school_in_which_a_class_of_students_is_taught.wav'><span>a room, typically in a school, in which a class of students is taught.</span></div><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/5630/a_feeling_of_sickness.wav'><span>a feeling of sickness</span></div></div></div><div class='multiple_choice_question question-container' data-question-id=18870 data-hint-location='69813' style='display:none;'><div class='question' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/5630/what_term_is_used_to_talk_about_a_cars_engine_power.wav'>What term is used to talk about a car's engine power?</div><div class='choices' data-correct-choice='horsepower'><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/5630/horsepower.wav'><span>horsepower</span></div><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/5630/household.wav'><span>household</span></div><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/5630/northwest.wav'><span>northwest</span></div><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/5630/coursework.wav'><span>coursework</span></div></div></div><div class='sentence_completion_question question-container' data-question-id=18871 data-hint-location='116542' style='display:none;'><div class='question' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/5630/many_european_automakers_already_have__blank__versions_of_their_highperformance_cars_.wav'>Many European automakers already have <span class='blank'>electric</span> versions of their high-performance cars. </div><div class='choices' data-correct-choice='electric'><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/5630/epileptic.wav'><span>epileptic</span></div><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/5630/elopement.wav'><span>elopement</span></div><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/5630/anemic.wav'><span>anemic</span></div><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/5630/electric.wav'><span>electric</span></div></div></div><div class='question-buttons'><button class='skip-button'></button><button class='hint-button'></button><button class='speak-button'></button></div></div></div>
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