Hybrid electric vehicle

{
  "id": "MLC-T-ENV-013581",
  "term": "Hybrid electric vehicle",
  "field": "Environment",
  "term_source": "Hybrid Electric Vehicle",
  "definition": "1. Hybrid electric vehicles combine features of internal combustion engines and electric motors. Unlike 100% electric vehicles, hybrid vehicles do not need to be plugged into an external source of electricity to be recharged. Most hybrid vehicles operate on gasoline.\n\n2. An electric vehicle that either (1) operates solely on electricity, but contains an internal combustion motor that generates additional electricity (series hybrid); or (2) contains an electric system and an internal combustion system and is capable of operating on either system (parallel hybrid).\n\n3. Meaning given in § 86.1803 of this chapter.\n\n4. A vehicle combining a battery-powered electric motor with a traditional internal combustion engine. The vehicle can run on either the battery or the engine or both simultaneously, depending on the performance objectives for the vehicle.",
  "abbreviation": "HEV",
  "subject": "Built environments",
  "references": [
    "Green Vehicle Guide Glossary",
    "DOE Energy Information Administration Glossary",
    "40 CFR 600.002 (CFR 2013)",
    "DOE Office of Energy Efficiency & Renewable Energy Fuel Cell Technologies Glossary"
  ],
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/environment/hybrid-electric-vehicle/"
}