Electric Vehicle

{
  "id": "MLC-T-ENV-009108",
  "term": "Electric Vehicle",
  "field": "Environment",
  "definition": "1. Vehicle that does not include an engine, and is powered solely by an external source of electricity and/or solar power. Note that this does not include electric hybrid or fuel-cell vehicles that use a chemical fuel such as gasoline, diesel fuel, or hydrogen. Electric vehicles may also be referred to as all-electric vehicles to distinguish them from hybrid vehicles.\n\n2. Meaning given in § 86.1803 of this chapter.\n\n3. Motor vehicle that is powered solely by an electric motor drawing current from a rechargeable energy storage system, such as from storage batteries or other portable electrical energy storage devices, including hydrogen fuel cells, provided that: (1) The vehicle is capable of drawing recharge energy from a source off the vehicle, such as residential electric service; and (2) The vehicle must be certified to the emission standards of Bin #1 of Table S04-1 in §86.1811-09(c)(6). (3) The vehicle does not have an onboard combustion engine/generator system as a means of providing electrical energy.\n\n4. Motor vehicle that does not include an engine, and is powered solely by an external source of electricity and/or solar power. Note that this definition does not include hybrid electric vehicles or fuel-cell vehicles that use a chemical fuel such as gasoline, diesel fuel, or hydrogen. Electric vehicles may also be referred to as all-electric vehicles to distinguish them from hybrid vehicles.",
  "abbreviation": "EV",
  "subject": "Built environments",
  "references": [
    "40 CFR 1037.801 (CFR 2013)",
    "40 CFR 600.002 (CFR 2013)",
    "40 CFR 86.1803-01 (CFR 2018)",
    "86 FR 34308; 40 CFR 1037.801 (CFR 2021)"
  ],
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/environment/electric-vehicle/"
}