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    EV GLOSSARY

    May 26, 2021 4 minutes

    EV

    Let’s start with a simple one. EV means electric vehicle, as opposed to one powered by petrol, diesel, used chip oil, Chanel No 5 or magic.

    BEV

    Must not be pronounced ‘Bev’, like your favourite lunch lady, but ‘B-E-V’. It stands for battery electric vehicle. As opposed to what… steam-fuelled? Just call them EVs like everyone else.

    ICE

    The internal combustion engine. Confusingly, ICE can also stand for in-car entertainment (ie the stereo, touchscreen and so on).

    PHEV

    Plug-in hybrid electric vehicle, or a hybrid with a bigger battery that you can plug in to charge, giving you a short, say 20-mile, electric-only range. Amazing tax-dodging mpg figures in the official tests, not so amazing

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