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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 |
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