Glossary

Acronym	Description
BEV	Battery Electric Vehicle (eg Nissan LEAF, Tesla)
c/kWh	Cents per kilo Watt hour. What you pay in cents for a 1000 Watts of energy over one hour. You will find this number on your power bill.
kWh	Kilo Watt hour. 1000 watts of energy over one hour. Running a 2kW heater for one hour will consume 2kWh of energy.
MW	Mega Watts – 1000 kW.
kW	Kilo Watts – 1000 Watts of energy. Used day to day. For example a 2kW heater.
EECA	Energy Efficiency and Conservation Authority
ENA	Electricity Network Association
ETS	Emissions Trading Scheme
EV	Electric Vehicle (used as a generic term to refer to BEVs and PHEVs)
EVSE	Electric Vehicle Supply Equipment commonly referred to as the charger.
FCV	Fuel Cell Vehicle – usually Hydrogen powered.
HEV	Hybrid Electric Vehicle (eg current Toyota Prius)
ICE / ICEV	Internal Combustion Engine Vehicle or ICE (refers to petrol & diesel vehicles).
IEA	International Energy Agency
MED	Ministry of Economic Development
MfE	Ministry for the Environment
MoT	Ministry of Transport
PHEV	Plug-in-Hybrid Electric Vehicle (eg Mitsubishi Outlander)
RUC	Road User Charge
V2G	Vehicle to Grid
VIN	Vehicle Identification Number