Alternative fuels & electric cars
Learn what these common terms about alternative fuel and electric cars mean:
- BEV/EV - (Battery) Electric Vehicle
- CHAdeMO charging
- DC charging
- FCEV - fuel-cell electric vehicle
- HEV - hybrid electric vehicle
- J1772 charging
- kW - kilowatt
- kWh - kilowatt hour
- Lithium-ion battery
- MHEV - mild hybrid electric vehicle
- PHEV - plug-in hybrid vehicle
- Range anxiety
- RxEV - range extender electric vehicle
- Self charging hybrid
- Type 2 (Mennekes) charger
- ULEV - ultra low emissions vehicle
- V2G - vehicle to grid