plug-in hybrid electric vehicle
noun[C]
uk/ˌplʌɡ.ɪn ˌhaɪ.brɪd iˌlek.trɪk ˈvɪə.kəl/us/ˌplʌɡ.ɪn ˌhaɪ.brɪd iˌlek.trɪk ˈviː.ə.kəl/(abbreviationPHEV)avehiclethat has both apetrolengineand one or moreelectricmotorsthat can becharged(=filledwithelectricity)from theelectricitysupplyof ahouseorpublicchargingpoint:
Aplug-inhybridelectricvehicleuseselectricityasitsprimaryenergysource.
Theplug-inhybridelectricvehiclescandeliverup to 100milespergallon, whichhelpstoimproveairqualityandreducegreenhousegasemissions.
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- Hybridelectricvehiclescombineelectricandfueltechnology, whileplug-inhybridelectricvehicleshavebatteriesthat can bechargedexternally.
- Lithium-ionbatteries, used in today'semergingplug-inhybridelectricvehicles,currentlyhave arangeofapproximately40 to 100miles.
- Ourmissionis to getpeopletothink, "I coulddriveaplug-inhybridelectricvehicle."
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