PHEV
abbreviation
plug-in hybrid electric vehicle: an automobile or other vehicle primarily powered by an electric motor whose battery can be recharged by plugging into a power source: an internal-combustion engine takes over if the battery is depleted.
Origin of PHEV
1First recorded in 2005–10
- See also BEV (def. 1), EV (def. 1), HEV.
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