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Table 1 Key acronyms for powertrains used in this paper
From: Industry strategies for the promotion of E-mobility under alternative policy and economic scenarios
Acronym | Term | Description |
|---|---|---|
EV | Electric Vehicle | Any vehicle powered by an electric powertrain. |
PiEV | Plug-in Electric Vehicle | A vehicle with an electric powertrain which requires (at least in part) charging from an external source. |
BEV | Battery Electric Vehicle | A vehicle with an electric powertrain fully powered by an internal battery charged from an external source. |
PHEV | Plug-in Hybrid Electric Vehicle | A vehicle with an electric powertrain which can be powered by either an internal battery charged from an external source or from an internal conventionally fuelled combustion engine. |
FCV | Fuel Cell Electric Vehicle | A vehicle with an electric powertrain powered by a hydrogen fuel cell. |