Switch on to electric vehicles: your A-Z to what BEV, HEV, NEV and REEV all mean
- Governments worldwide want to cut urban pollution levels by banning diesel-fuelled vehicles
- Incentives are being offered to people to switch over to electric-powered vehicles
Global environmental challenges and increased pressure on motoring manufacturers to help create cleaner living conditions are gradually helping to increase the adoption of electric vehicles (EVs).
On an international scale, China is leading the charge in EV sales to date. Figures gathered in 2018 show Chinese buyers together bought more than 2.2 million EVs – about 7.6 per cent of all estimated commercial and passenger vehicles bought that year.
Acronym glossary
There has never been a more favourable time to consider the potential of EVs, but you may be wondering where to start. For anyone looking into the market, some of the acronyms, such as BEV, PEV, PHEV and other EV terminology can be daunting.
BEV
A battery electric vehicle (BEV) is an all-electric. Other synonyms include “pure electric vehicle” (not to be confused with PEVs) and “only-electric vehicle”. Classed within the PEV subcategory, BEVs rely solely on the power of an internal battery for energy.
