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EVs

abbreviation·Everyday

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UK/ˌiːˈviːz/
US/ˌiːˈviz/

“EVs” is a form of “EV”. See that entry for the full set of meanings.

Meaning

  1. abbreviationplural

    Short for electric vehicles: cars, vans or other road vehicles powered mainly by electricity stored in a battery.

    Grammar: Plural of EV: more EVs are on the road each year.

    Patterns

    • buy an EV
    • charge an EV

    More drivers are switching to EVs because they cost less to run.

    The city is adding charging points for EVs on many streets.

    Some EVs can travel more than 300 miles on one charge.

Word forms

singularEV

Common combinations

charge EVs
The car park has stations to charge EVs.
sales of EVs
Sales of EVs rose sharply last year.
EV charging point
The shop installed an EV charging point.
switch to EVs
Many taxi firms plan to switch to EVs.
affordable EVs
Manufacturers are releasing more affordable EVs.

Synonyms and how they differ

electric cars
This is the common everyday phrase, but EVs also includes vans, buses and bikes.
battery vehicles
This describes the power source, whereas EV is the official short term.
zero-emission vehicles
This is a policy term that stresses no exhaust pollution, a different focus than EVs.
hybrids
These use both a fuel engine and a battery, so they are not full EVs.

Opposites

petrol cars

Word family

EV abbreviation
a single electric vehicle
electric adjective
worked by electricity
vehicle noun
a machine for carrying people or goods
hybrid noun
a car using two power sources

Commonly confused: EVs or ESV?

EVs vs ESV

ESV is a different abbreviation that is used for a type of vehicle or a Bible version, not for electric vehicles.

Practice

The government wants to increase the number of ____ so that fewer cars burn petrol.

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