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What is an electric vehicle (EV)?

An electric vehicle is a vehicle that is powered entirely or partially by electricity using an electric motor instead of an internal combustion engine. EVs store power in a battery that can be charged from an external power source using a plug. 

There are two types of EVs: 

  • An all-electric vehicle (sometimes called a battery-electric vehicle or BEV) is powered solely by electricity. 
  • A plug-in hybrid vehicle (PHEV) can run solely on electricity stored in a battery up to a point. Once the battery runs out of power, a gasoline engine provides power to run the vehicle. 

Sometimes, people get confused and think that a hybrid vehicle is an electric vehicle, but it is simply a more efficient form of a gas vehicle. These hybrids are typically called “traditional hybrid vehicles.” You can distinguish a hybrid from a plug-in hybrid by whether the vehicle can be plugged in.

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