Glossary

Electric / Electric-Drive Vehicle

By April 25, 2022No Comments

A vehicle which uses one or more electric motors for propulsion. A battery electric vehicle is a type of EV that uses chemical energy stored in rechargeable battery packs. A plug-in hybrid EV can be recharged by an external source of electric power. Fuel cell vehicles are EVs which use pure hydrogen (or gaseous hydrocarbons before reformation) as the energy storage medium.