每日英語跟讀 Ep.K185: About Cars - Microsoft, Ford team up on electric car software
Microsoft will expand its Hohm consumer energy management software to work with Ford Motor Company electric cars, the two companies announced Wednesday.
微軟將把其「Hohm」消費者能源管理軟體擴大應用在福特汽車公司的電動車上，這兩家公司週三宣布。
With Hohm, future owners of Ford’s electric vehicles will be able to determine when the best times will be to recharge their vehicles at home, executives from the two companies said at a press conference in New York.
透過「Hohm」，未來福特電動車的車主將可判定在家為車子充電的最佳時間，兩家公司主管在紐約記者會上說。
As consumers start using electric and hybrid electric vehicles en masse, electric companies will experience surges of power demand in the evenings when people come home from work and plug in their automobiles for recharging, explained Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer.
隨著消費者普遍開始使用電動及油電混合車，當民眾下班回家，將插頭插上為車子充電時，電力公司晚間將感受到電力需求劇增，微軟執行長鮑默解釋說。
The two companies pledged to work with utilities and municipal power companies so the software can determine when the most affordable times will be for consumers to recharge their vehicles.
這兩家公司矢言與公用事業及市立電力公司合作，以便讓該軟體能夠判定何時才是消費者為他們車子再充電的最划算時間。
Hohm is a Microsoft service that analyzes home electricity usage, suggesting changes for power savings.
「Hohm」是微軟的一項服務，負責分析家庭用電情況，並提出節能的調整建議。
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"Revenge-Spending" clears out Lamborghini for Most of 2021「報復性花錢」買光藍寶堅尼2021年大部分產量
Lamborghini said it’s almost sold out for the year as an easing pandemic unleashes a free-spending attitude among consumers confined to their homes for months.
藍寶堅尼公司說，由於防疫措施放寬掀起被困家中數月的消費者大膽放手花錢，他們今年的車子幾乎賣光。
The Italian supercar brand is set for "strong growth" in 2021 and has sold about 10 months of its production capacity, Chief Executive Officer Stephan Winkelmann said in an interview at the Milano Monza Motor Show.
這家義大利超級跑車品牌已賣出該廠大約10個月份的產量，預期2021年將「強勁成長」，執行長史帝芬．溫克曼在米蘭車展接受訪問說。
"Despite a two-month shutdown due to the pandemic, Lamborghini ended 2020 as its second-best year ever," Winkelmann said, as crowds swarmed the over 60 brands on show including Ferrari NV, Porsche and McLaren Automotive Ltd. in a sign of normal life resuming in major cities like Milan.
「儘管因為疫情停工了2個月，藍寶堅尼2020年表現仍創有史以來次佳的一年」，溫克曼說，同時，民眾蜂擁參觀參展的法拉利、保時捷、麥拉倫汽車等60多個品牌，透露出像米蘭這樣的大城市，生活正恢復正常。Source article: https://news.ltn.com.tw/news/world/paper/401099 ; https://features.ltn.com.tw/english/article/paper/1461980
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