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battery electric vehicle

noun · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

A type of electric vehicle that uses chemical energy stored in rechargeable battery packs, usually and especially one whose powertrain is entirely electric.

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  • Chinese Mandarin: 純電動車 /纯电动车 (chúndiàndòngchē) — electric vehicle that uses chemical energy stored in rechargeable battery packs
  • Chinese Mandarin: 電瓶車 /电瓶车 (diànpíngchē) — electric vehicle that uses chemical energy stored in rechargeable battery packs
  • Chinese Mandarin: 電池電動車 /电池电动车 (diànchí diàndòngchē) — electric vehicle that uses chemical energy stored in rechargeable battery packs
  • Chinese Mandarin: 蓄電池電動機車 /蓄电池电动机车 (xùdiànchí diàndòngjīchē) — electric vehicle that uses chemical energy stored in rechargeable battery packs
  • Finnish: akkusähköauto — electric vehicle that uses chemical energy stored in rechargeable battery packs
  • French: véhicules électriques à batterie — electric vehicle that uses chemical energy stored in rechargeable battery packs
  • German: Elektroauto — electric vehicle that uses chemical energy stored in rechargeable battery packs
  • German: batterieelektrisches Fahrzeug — electric vehicle that uses chemical energy stored in rechargeable battery packs
  • Korean: 배터리식 전기자동차 (baeteorisik jeon'gijadongcha) — electric vehicle that uses chemical energy stored in rechargeable battery packs
  • Korean: 순수 전기자동차 (sunsu jeon'gijadongcha) — electric vehicle that uses chemical energy stored in rechargeable battery packs
  • Polish: pojazd akumulatorowy — electric vehicle that uses chemical energy stored in rechargeable battery packs
  • Portuguese: veículo elétrico a bateria — electric vehicle that uses chemical energy stored in rechargeable battery packs
  • Russian: электромоби́ль (elektromobílʹ) — electric vehicle that uses chemical energy stored in rechargeable battery packs