battery electric vehicle
noun[C]
uk/ˌbæt.ər.i iˌlek.trɪk ˈvɪə.kəl/us/ˌbæt̬.ɚ.i iˌlek.trɪk ˈviː.ə.kəl/(abbreviationBEV)atypeofvehiclethatrunsonelectricityfrombatteriesand does not use any othersourceofpower:
They arelookingat theadoptionofbatteryelectricvehiclesacrosstheirwholedeliveryfleet.
Thatyearthecompanylaunchedtheirfirstbatteryelectricvehicleand aplug-inhybridEV.
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- Untilrecently,batteryelectricvehicleshave beenhamperedbydrawbackssuch aslimitedrangeandslowrecharging.
- Postaldeliveryvehiclesare anidealapplicationfor abatteryelectricvehiclewithregenerativebraking.
- The newplantwill be theproductionsiteofhybrid,plug-inhybrid, andfullbatteryelectricvehicles.
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