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Battery electric vehicle

Term · Energy · MLC-T-ENE-000137

An all-electric vehicle that receives power by plugging into an electric power source and storing the power in a battery pack. BEVs do not use any petroleum-based or other liquid- or gas-based fuel during operation and do not produce tailpipe emissions.

Table 1. Record
IdentifierMLC-T-ENE-000137
FieldEnergy
SubjectElectricity
AbbreviationBEV
ReferencesEIA Glossary
Record as JSON 
{
  "id": "MLC-T-ENE-000137",
  "term": "Battery electric vehicle",
  "field": "Energy",
  "definition": "An all-electric vehicle that receives power by plugging into an electric power source and storing the power in a battery pack. BEVs do not use any petroleum-based or other liquid- or gas-based fuel during operation and do not produce tailpipe emissions.",
  "abbreviation": "BEV",
  "subject": "Electricity",
  "references": [
    "EIA Glossary"
  ],
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/energy/battery-electric-vehicle/"
}

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