PHEV en · NOUN
Meanings
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(abbreviation, alt-of, initialism) Initialism of plug-in hybrid electric vehicle.
Plug-in hybrid electric vehicles (PHEVs) pump out nearly five times more planet-heating pollution than official figures show, a report has found. […] Data shows PHEVs emit just 19% less CO2 than petrol and diesel cars, an analysis by the non-profit advocacy group Transport and Environment found on Thursday. […] The researchers calculated that the underestimate of PHEV emissions had let four major carmaker groups avoid more than €5bn (£4.3bn) in fines between 2021 and 2023, by making it artificially easier to comply with the EU’s fleet-average CO2 targets.
2025 October 16, Ajit Niranjan, “Plug-in hybrids pollute almost as much as petrol cars, report finds”, in The Guardian, →ISSN:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| PHEVs | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Coordinates
ZEV · BEV · FCV · FCEV · battery electric vehicle · w:fuel cell electric vehicle · zero-emission vehicle · fuel cell vehicle
Hypernyms
HEV · w:ultra-low-emission vehicle · EV · vehicle · w:ULEV · w:low emission vehicle · LEV · electric vehicle · hybrid electric vehicle
Translations (10)
pl PHEV (hybrid vehicle) · fi plug-in-hybridiauto (hybrid vehicle) · fi plug-in-hybridi (hybrid vehicle) · ja PHEV (PHEV) (hybrid vehicle) · fi plugari (hybrid vehicle) · ja プラグインハイブリッド自動車 (hybrid vehicle) · fi töpselihybridi (hybrid vehicle) · fi lataushybridi (hybrid vehicle) · fi pistokehybridi (hybrid vehicle) · fi ladattava hybridi (hybrid vehicle)