Electric Vehicle Terminologies

Electric Vehicle Terminologies: The important terminologies for Electric Vehicles(EV) are listed below.

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Electric Vehicle (EV)

Electric Vehicle (EV): Any vehicle which has an electric motor and can be powered by
battery storage, fuel cell, photovoltaic array, or any other source of electric current. An EV
can either be a hybrid electric vehicle or a battery electric vehicle.

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Battery Electric Vehicle (BEV)

Battery Electric Vehicle (BEV): A battery electric vehicle is only powered by a battery
storage and cannot be powered by any other type of fuel.

Hybrid Electric Vehicle (HEV)

Hybrid Electric Vehicle (HEV): An HEV combines an internal combustion engine
powered by conventional fuels with a battery-powered electric motor. The battery is
charged using the IC engine and through regenerative braking.

Plug-in Hybrid Electric Vehicle (PHEV)

Plug-in Hybrid Electric Vehicle (PHEV): PHEVs are hybrid EVs, but the batteries in
PHEV can be charged by plugging into an electrical outlet.

Charging Point/ Electric Vehicle Supply Equipment (EVSE)

Charging Point/ Electric Vehicle Supply Equipment (EVSE): A charging point or an
EVSE is the actual point of connection of the EV with the electrical network. A charging
point or EVSE can have different connectors attached to it for compatibility purposes but
only one may be used at a time. (SWEEP, n.d.)

Charging Station/ Electric vehicle Charging Station (EVCS):

Charging Station/ Electric vehicle Charging Station (EVCS): A charging station or
EVCS is the physical station with one or more charging points.

Charging Pool

Charging Pool: A charging pool consists of multiple charging stations within a
geographical area as shown in Figure . The charging pool is operated by one charge
point operator.

Connector

Connector: A connector is a physical interface between the EVSE and the EV. Based on
different standards there are different connectors such as J1772, Mennekes Type 2
connector etc.