PHEV

English

Noun

PHEV (plural PHEVs)

2. (automotive) Initialism of plug-in hybrid electric vehicle.

   Hypernyms: EV, electric vehicle, HEV, hybrid electric vehicle, LEV, low emission vehicle, ULEV, ultra-low-emission vehicle < vehicle

   Hyponyms: BEVx, battery electric vehicle with range extender, PHEVLER, plug-in hybrid electric vehicle with long electric range, REx, range extender

   Coordinate terms: BEV, battery electric vehicle, FCV, fuel cell vehicle, FCEV, fuel cell electric vehicle, ZEV, zero-emission vehicle

   • 2025 October 16, Ajit Niranjan, “Plug-in hybrids pollute almost as much as petrol cars, report finds”, in The Guardian‎, →ISSN:

     Plug-in hybrid electric vehicles (PHEVs) pump out nearly five times more planet-heating pollution than official figures show, a report has found. […] Data shows PHEVs emit just 19% less CO2 than petrol and diesel cars, an analysis by the non-profit advocacy group Transport and Environment found on Thursday. […] The researchers calculated that the underestimate of PHEV emissions had let four major carmaker groups avoid more than €5bn (£4.3bn) in fines between 2021 and 2023, by making it artificially easier to comply with the EU’s fleet-average CO2 targets.

Translations

hybrid vehicle

Finnish: pistokehybridi (fi), ladattava hybridi (fi), lataushybridi (fi), töpselihybridi (fi), plug-in-hybridiauto (fi), plug-in-hybridi, plugari (fi) Japanese: PHEV (PHEV), プラグインハイブリッド自動車 (puragu-in-haiburiddo-jidōsha)