EVs in Ethiopia, English deer, Mars’ ocean, Superlatives

On Monday’s podcast, Caty Weaver and Mario Ritter, Jr. host the show. Caty tells listeners what they are going to hear.
(:52) First, Jill Robbins reports on the use of electric vehicles in Ethiopia. Ethiopia banned the importing of non-electric vehicles earlier this year. Now, owners of EVs are worried about availability of charging stations and repairs. Some are going back to using gas-powered vehicles. Ethiopian government officials told the public that a big dam would provide electricity for the vehicles. But the dam is not completed and owners of electric cars cannot get them serviced and maintained. Parts are also hard to find. learningenglis...
(5:41)Next, John Russell has a story about large animals that live in the forests of Britain. There are now more deer in England than at any other time in the last 1,000 years. Forestry experts and businesses argue that killing the deer - and supplying the meat to consumers - is a good idea. It is estimated that 2 million deer are in the country. learningenglis...
(12:22)After that, Bryan Lynn presents the Science Report. He reports on recent findings from Mars by a Chinese spacecraft. Scientists say newly examined data supports existing evidence that Mars once had a very large ocean. They used data collected by the rover as well as by satellites and spacecraft to discover the area studied had geological elements suggesting an ancient ocean coastline. learningenglis...
(18:37) Finally, Jill and Andrew Smith host the Lesson of the Day. Today the examine superlatives including “best” and “worst.” They take a close look at Level 2, Lesson 5 of the VOA Learning English program Let’s Learn English. In it, star Anna Matteo goes to a travel agency to book a vacation. But things do not go as planned for the top salesman at the agency. learningenglis...
Then, Caty and Mario sign off.
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