- **ICE**: Internal Combustion Engine: Traditional car engine. - **EV**: Electric Vehicle: Can be used as a catch-all term for BEVs, PHEVs and REx, but often used to refer to pure electric vehicles i.e. BEVs. - **AFV**: Alternative Fuel Vehicle: This term is used for a vehicle that runs on a fuel other than traditional petrol or diesel. It includes engines that don't solely rely on petroleum such as PHEV, EV, FCEVS, but also includes HEVs. - **HEV**: Hybrid Electric Vehicle: A car that has at least two sources of power, typically a high-voltage battery and electric motor as well as a conventional gas-powered engine. The goal of a hybrid vehicle is to reduce the amount of gas it uses, which in turn, lowers emissions. However, each hybrid system is unique in exactly how it does this. The most common is the Toyota Prius. A small battery is charged through regenerative braking that generates some electric power in tandem to a combustion engine, but most of the energy originates from petrol. - **PHEV**: Plug-in Hybrid Electric Vehicle: A car with a combination of a traditional internal combustion engine and a rechargeable battery, allowing for either pure electric-powered driving or extended range from a combination of the petrol engine and electric motor. - **BEV**: Battery Electric Vehicle: A car that runs purely on electric power, stored in an on-board battery that is charged from mains electricity - **FCEV**: Fuel Cell Electric Vehicle. This term refers to an EV which uses a hydrogen fuel cell to power its electric motor. The fuel cells create the electricity to power the car. - **REx**: Range-extended EV. An EV that has an electric drivetrain, but a small petrol generator to charge the battery when range is depleted for longer trips. Often considered a type of PHEV. - **Range Anxiety**: The term given to a fear of running out of charge while driving a plug-in electric vehicle - **Range per hour (RPH)**: Miles of range per hour of charge. - **Kilowatt hour (kWh)**: A unit of energy equivalent to the energy transferred in one hour by one thousand watts of power. Electric car batteries are typically measured in kilowatt hours. (1 kilowatt hour is typically 4-6 kms of range in a BEV) - **Single-phase Power**: Typically found in most homes and some businesses, this is what all standard plug sockets provide. A single-phase electricity supply can power a dedicated chargepoint up to 7kW - **Three-phase Power**: Often found on commercial and industrial sites, this provides three alternating currents and allows for 22kW AC charging. Significant three-phase power availability is also a prerequisite for DC rapid charger installation. - **Autonomous / driverless cars**: A car that relies on some kind of artificial information to drive itself. ilişkili: [[Electrification MOC]], [[Electric Car MOC|electric car]], [[mobility]]