Explore the Electric Vehicle Glossary

The positively charged electrode by which the electrons leave an electrical device.

An anti-lock braking system (ABS) is a safety anti-skid braking system used on aircraft and on land vehicles, such as cars, motorcycles, trucks, and buses.

Alternating Current

Advance cell chemistry

Advanced Driver Assistance System

Anti Roll Bar

Automotive Research Association of India

Battery Electric Vehicle

Battery Management System

Bluetooth

Battery Energy Storage System

Corporate Average Fuel Economy (US emissions standard)

Contemporary Amperex Technology

Carbon Credits

Combined Charging System (Universal charging protocol)

Convergence energy Services Pvt ltd

Charge de Move (fast charging protocol)

Centre Motor Vehicle Rules

Cost of Ownership

Climate Change Conference

Charging Point Manager (smart charging management software)

Charging Point Operator

Direct Current

DC Fast Charging

Dynamic Load Management (evenly distributing electricity)

Electronic Brakeforce Distribution

Electronically Controlled Air Suspension

Emergency Lane Keep

Electric Mobility as a Service

End of Life

Environmental Protection Agency

Electronic Parking Brake KERS

Kinetic Energy Recovery System

Extended Producer Responsibility

Electronic Stability Control

Emergency Stop Signal

Electric Vehicles

Faster Adoption and Manufacturing of Electric vehicles (Indian govt)

Fuel Cell Electric Vehicle

GuoBiao Tuijian (Charging Protocol)

Greenhouse Gas

Gross Vehicle Weight

Hill Descent Control

Hybrid Electric Vehicle

Heating, Ventilation, and Air-Cooling

Internal Combustion Engine

Intelligent Headlamp Control

Internet of Things

Cathode

Kilometre per hour

Kilowatt (unit of power)

Energy consumption per kilometers (Mileage)

Energy density (energy storage capacity per unit weight)

Kilowatt-hour (unit of energy)

Kilowatt peak (solar panel capacity)

Liquid Crystal Display

Lane Departure Warning

Light Emitting Diode

Lithium Iron Phosphate (battery chemistry)

Lithium-ion (battery technology)

Lane Keep Assist

New European Driving Cycle

Sodium ion battery

Torque

Nickle Manganese Cobalt (battery chemistry)

Noise Vibration and Harshness

On-Board Charger

Onboard diagnostic

Open Charge Point Protocol (EV charger protocol)

Original Equipment Manufacturer

Outside Rear View Mirror

Over-the-Air (wireless software updates)

Plug-in Hybrid Electric Vehicle

Product linked scheme

Permanent Magnate Synchronous Motor

PferdStarke (Metric Measure for Horsepower)

Rechargeable Energy Storage System

Revolution per Minute

Speed Assist System

State of Charge (battery charge level)

State of Health (battery health indication)

Switch Reluctance Motor

Solid State Battery

Standard

Total Cost of Ownership

Tyre Pressure Monitoring System

Vehicle-to-Building (utilizing EV batteries to power buildings)

Vehicle to Everything

Vehicle to Load

Vehicle-to-Grid (technology enabling bidirectional energy flow between EVs and the power grid)

Worldwide Harmonized Light Vehicles Test Procedure

Zero Tailpipe emission vehicles

A - Anode

ABS - Anti-Lock Braking System

AC - Alternating Current

ACC - Advance Cell chemistry

ADAS - Advanced Driver Assistance System

ARB - Anti Roll Bar

ARAI - Automotive Research Association of India

BEV - Battery Electric Vehicle

BMS - Battery Management System

BT - Bluetooth

BESS - Battery Energy Storage System

CAFE - Corporate Average Fuel Economy (US emissions standard)

CATL - Contemporary Amperex Technology

CC - Carbon Credits

CCS - Combined Charging System (Universal charging protocol)

CESL - Convergence energy Services Pvt ltd

CHAdeMO - Charge de Move (fast charging protocol)

CMVR - Centre Motor Vehicle Rules

COO - Cost of Ownership

COP27 - Climate Change Conference

CPM - Charging Point Manager (smart charging management software)

CPO - Charging Point Operator

DC - Direct Current

DCFC - DC Fast Charging

DLM - Dynamic Load Management

EBD - Electronic Brakeforce Distribution

ECAS - Electronically Controlled Air Suspension

ELK - Emergency Lane Keep

eMaaS - Electric Mobility as a Service

EOL - End of Life

EPA - Environmental Protection Agency

EPB - Electronic Parking Brake KERS

KERS - Kinetic Energy Recovery System

EPR - Extended Producer Responsibility

ESC - Electronic Stability Control

ESS - Emergency Stop Signal

EV - Electric Vehicles

FAME - Faster Adoption and Manufacturing of Electric vehicles (Indian govt)

FCEV - Fuel Cell Electric Vehicle

GB/T - GuoBiao Tuijian (Charging Protocol)

GHG - Greenhouse Gas

GVW - Gross Vehicle Weight

HDC - Hill Descent Control

HEV - Hybrid Electric Vehicle

HVAC - Heating, Ventilation, and Air-Cooling

ICE - Internal Combustion Engine

IHC - Intelligent Headlamp Control

IoT - Internet of Things

K - Cathode

Kmph - Kilometre per hour

kW - Kilowatt (unit of power)

kWh/km - Energy consumption per kilometers (Mileage)

kWh/kg - Energy density (energy storage capacity per unit weight)

kWh - Kilowatt-hour (unit of energy)

kWp - Kilowatt peak (solar panel capacity)

LCD - Liquid Crystal Display

LDW - Lane Departure Warning

LED - Light Emitting Diode

LFP - Lithium Iron Phosphate (battery chemistry)

Li-ion - Lithium-ion (battery technology)

LKA - Lane Keep Assist

NEDC - New European Driving Cycle

NIB - Sodium ion battery

Nm - Torque

NMC - Nickle Manganese Cobalt (battery chemistry)

NVH - Noise Vibration and Harshness

OBC - On-Board Charger

OBD - Onboard diagnostic

OCPP - Open Charge Point Protocol (EV charger protocol)

OEM - Original Equipment Manufacturer

ORVM - Outside Rear View Mirror

OTA - Over-the-Air (wireless software updates)

PHEV - Plug-in Hybrid Electric Vehicle

PLI - Product linked scheme

PMSM - Permanent Magnate Synchronous Motor

PS - PferdStarke (Metric Measure for Horsepower)

RESS - Rechargeable Energy Storage System

RPM - Revolution per Minute

SAS - Speed Assist System

SOC - State of Charge (battery charge level)