(えき)

station

(ちかく)

nearby

(でんきじどうしゃ)

electric vehicle

(じゅうでんき)

charger, charging station

(ふえる)

to increase; to grow

(つかう)

to use

(ひと)

person / people

(がそりん)

gasoline

(でんき)

electricity

(はしる)

to run

(だから)

so, therefore

(くうき)

air

(よごれる)

to become dirty; to be contaminated

(いま)

now

(すーぱー)

supermarket

(ちゅうしゃじょう)

parking lot

(くるま)

car

(いれる)

to put in

(きかい)

machine

(かいもの)

shopping

(かいしゃ)

company

(もっと)

more / further

(べんり)

convenient

(はなす)

to speak, talk

(まだ)

still; yet

(すくない)

few, scarce

(まち)

town

(ある)

a certain (some)

(くに)

country; the government

(これから)

from now on

(つくる)

to make

(けいかく)

plan

(あたらしい)

new

(おもう)

to think

(いう)

to say

is doing, has been doing (ongoing state/action)

Expresses a continuing action or resulting state. Formed with て-form + いる/います. Can describe an action in progress or a state that continues from a past change.

does not ~ (polite negative)

ません is the polite negative form of verbs. It negates the action in a formal/polite context.

hard to ~; difficult to ~

Attached to a verb stem to describe difficulty — 'people who have difficulty hearing'.

while ~ / during ~

間に marks the window of time in which something else happens — you can charge the car while you are shopping.

can do ..., to be able to ...

Verb dictionary form + ことができる expresses ability or possibility. More formal than the potential verb form. Common in written Japanese and announcements.

want to ~

Verb stem + たい to express desire.

quotative particle

Marks the content of what someone said or reported. Used with 言う here.

easy to ~ / tends to ~

Used in 'うつりやすくて' meaning 'easily contagious / easy to catch'.

駅の近くに電気自動車の充電器が増える

Chargers for electric cars are increasing near train stations

電気自動車を使う人が増えています。

The number of people using electric cars is increasing.

電気自動車は、ガソリンを使いません。

Electric cars do not use gasoline.

電気で走ります。

They run on electricity.

だから、空気が汚れにくいです。

So the air does not get polluted easily.

今、駅の近くやスーパーの駐車場に、充電器が増えています。

Right now, chargers are increasing near stations and in supermarket parking lots.

充電器は、車に電気を入れる機械です。

A charger is a machine that puts electricity into a car.

買い物をしている間に、電気を入れることができます。

You can charge the car while you are doing your shopping.

会社の人は「もっと便利にしたいです」と話しました。

Someone from the company said, "We want to make it even more convenient."

でも、まだ充電器が少ない町もあります。

However, there are still towns where there are few chargers.

国は、これから充電器をもっと作る計画です。

The government plans to build more chargers from now on.

車の会社も、新しい電気自動車を作っています。

Car companies are also making new electric vehicles.

「これから、もっと使いやすくなると思います」と言う人もいます。

Some people say, "I think they will become even easier to use from now on."