new energy vehicle
English
Noun
new energy vehicle (plural new energy vehicles)
- An alternative energy vehicle. A vehicle which is fuelled by an uncommon energy source, as compared to the vast marketplace of conventionally fuelled vehicles, as of the turn of the 21st century.
- (China, automotive) A plug-in electric vehicle, either a plug-in hybrid electric vehicle or an all-electric plug-in battery electric vehicle
Synonyms
- NEV (abbreviation)
- (Chinese marketplace): plug-in electric vehicle (“PEV”)
(uncommon energy source):
Hypernyms
(Chinese marketplace):
Hyponyms
(uncommon energy source):
- plug-in hybrid electric vehicle (PHEV)
- hybrid electric vehicle (HEV)
- plug-in electric vehicle (PEV)
- all-electric vehicle
- battery electric vehicle (BEV)
- solar electric vehicle
- electric vehicle (EV)
- fuel cell vehicle
- hydrogen vehicle
- natural gas vehicle
- methanol vehicle
- ethanol vehicle
- alcohol vehicle
- flex-fuel vehicle
- multifuel vehicle
(Chinese marketplace):
Derived terms
- NEV (abbreviation)