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    eV
    abbreviation
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    EV
    abbreviation
    electric vehicle: an automobile, e-scooter, e-bike, or other vehicle having an electric motor that is fully or partially powered by batteries.

eV

1 American  
Or ev

abbreviation

  1. electron volt.


EV 2 American  
Or E.V.

abbreviation

  1. electric vehicle: an automobile, e-scooter, e-bike, or other vehicle having an electric motor that is fully or partially powered by batteries.

  2. (of the Bible) English Version.


EV 1 British  

abbreviation

  1. English Version (of the Bible)

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

eV 2 British  

abbreviation

  1. electronvolt

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

eV Scientific  
  1. Abbreviation of electron volt


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Ultra-high-energy cosmic rays must exceed 5 x 1019 eV.

From Science Daily ● Nov. 23, 2023

The new particle's 2.4 x 1020 eV and the Oh-My-God particle's 3.2 x 1020 eV easily surpass the cutoff.

From Science Daily ● Nov. 23, 2023

“Can it be explained by a sterile neutrino of mass around 1 eV? The answer is no.”

From Science Magazine ● Jan. 11, 2023

The voltage that stops the electrons from reaching the wire equals the energy in eV.

From Textbooks ● Aug. 12, 2015

For example, a 5000 V potential difference produces 5000 eV electrons.

From Textbooks ● Aug. 12, 2015

This has made maintaining a presence in China more challenging, yet still essential for surviving the EV transition, they say.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 7, 2026

Are you an EV driver or have been a passenger in an EV?

From BBC ● Oct. 3, 2026

It also ends a credit trading program that allowed EV companies such as Tesla, Rivian and Lucid to sell credits to other manufacturers to help them comply with the standards, which brought them considerable revenue.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 2, 2026

The EV maker reported quarterly sales of 19,248 vehicles, up 46% year over year, and maintained its guidance.

From Barron's ● Oct. 2, 2026

EV, reasonableness of end in view, attracting A. UC, the amount of moral evil which the untoward circumstance would involve, if it were willed directly.

From Moral Philosophy by Joseph Rickaby, S.J.

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