HEV

American

abbreviation

hybrid electric vehicle: an automobile or other vehicle that is powered by an internal-combustion engine and an electric motor whose battery is charged by the engine and by regenerative braking that converts the vehicle's kinetic energy into electricity.

Etymology

Origin of HEV

First recorded in 1970–75 as hybrid electric vehicle

Example Sentences

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In future, the researchers will continue their efforts to understand the interaction between HEV and neurons.

From Science Daily • Nov. 18, 2024

Moreover, pregnant women are also at risk from HEV.

From Science Daily • Nov. 18, 2024

What is known is that up to 11 percent of patients with certain neurological conditions such as Guillain-Barré syndrome and neuralgic amyotrophy either have HEV antibodies or are infected with the virus.

From Science Daily • Nov. 18, 2024

In comparison, HEV light doesn’t have those same problems.

From The Verge • Mar. 3, 2021

Look 'ee here, stranger, Whar HEV you been?

From Complete Poetical Works by Harte, Bret

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