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HEV

American  

abbreviation

  1. 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

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In patients with a compromised or suppressed immune system, such as organ transplant recipients and people infected with HIV, HEV can become chronic.

From Science Daily Nov. 18, 2024

The researchers also observed that the projections of the nerve cells shorten upon HEV contact.

From Science Daily Nov. 18, 2024

In patients with a reduced or suppressed immune system, such as organ transplant recipients or people infected with HIV, HEV can become chronic.

From Science Daily May 15, 2024

The company is debuting three new Niro models at the New York International Auto Show this week: the hybrid Niro HEV, the plug-in hybrid Niro PHEV, and the fully electric Niro EV.

From The Verge Apr. 13, 2022

I hearn him holler agin, and stickin my hed out of the cabin winder, I HEV.

From The Complete Works of Artemus Ward — Part 7: Miscellaneous by Ward, Artemus

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