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electric vehicle

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

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noun

Meaning 1

A vehicle that uses an electric motor as the means of propulsion; most especially, an electric car or truck.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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Synonyms: EV

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: vehicle

History

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Across languages

Translations

37 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Arabic: سَيَّارَة كَهْرَبَائِيَّة (sayyāra kahrabāʔiyya) — vehicle that uses an electric motor as the means of propulsion
  • Belarusian: электрамабі́ль (eljektramabílʹ) — vehicle that uses an electric motor as the means of propulsion
  • Bulgarian: електри́чески автомоби́л (elektríčeski avtomobíl) — vehicle that uses an electric motor as the means of propulsion
  • Bulgarian: електромоби́л (elektromobíl) — vehicle that uses an electric motor as the means of propulsion
  • Burmese: လျှပ်စစ်ကား (hlyapcacka:) — vehicle that uses an electric motor as the means of propulsion
  • Chinese Mandarin: 電動車 /电动车 (diàndòngchē) — vehicle that uses an electric motor as the means of propulsion
  • Chinese Mandarin: 電動汽車 /电动汽车 (diàndòng qìchē) — vehicle that uses an electric motor as the means of propulsion
  • Czech: elektromobil — vehicle that uses an electric motor as the means of propulsion
  • Finnish: sähköajoneuvo — vehicle that uses an electric motor as the means of propulsion
  • French: véhicule électrique — vehicle that uses an electric motor as the means of propulsion
  • French: voiture électrique (e-car) — vehicle that uses an electric motor as the means of propulsion
  • Georgian: ელექტრომობილი (elekṭromobili) — vehicle that uses an electric motor as the means of propulsion
  • Georgian: ელექტრული ავტომობილი (elekṭruli avṭomobili) — vehicle that uses an electric motor as the means of propulsion
  • German: Elektrofahrzeug — vehicle that uses an electric motor as the means of propulsion
  • German: Elektroauto — vehicle that uses an electric motor as the means of propulsion
  • German: E-Auto — vehicle that uses an electric motor as the means of propulsion
  • German: Elektromobil — vehicle that uses an electric motor as the means of propulsion
  • Indonesian: kendaraan listrik — vehicle that uses an electric motor as the means of propulsion
  • Japanese: 電気自動車 (denki jidōsha) — vehicle that uses an electric motor as the means of propulsion
  • Japanese: 電動輸送機器 (dendō yusōkiki) — vehicle that uses an electric motor as the means of propulsion
  • Khmer: យានយន្តអគ្គិសនី (yiən yŭən ʼakkisaʼnii) — vehicle that uses an electric motor as the means of propulsion
  • Korean: 전기자동차 (jeon'gijadongcha) — vehicle that uses an electric motor as the means of propulsion
  • Korean: 전기차 (jeon'gicha) — vehicle that uses an electric motor as the means of propulsion
  • Macedonian: еле́ктрично во́зило (eléktrično vózilo) — vehicle that uses an electric motor as the means of propulsion
  • Malay: kenderaan elektrik — vehicle that uses an electric motor as the means of propulsion
  • Persian: خودرُویِ بَرقی (xodrow-ye barqi) — vehicle that uses an electric motor as the means of propulsion
  • Polish: pojazd elektryczny — vehicle that uses an electric motor as the means of propulsion
  • Russian: электромоби́ль (elektromobílʹ) — vehicle that uses an electric motor as the means of propulsion
  • Russian: электротра́нспорт (elektrotránsport) — vehicle that uses an electric motor as the means of propulsion
  • Slovak: elektromobil — vehicle that uses an electric motor as the means of propulsion
  • Spanish: vehículo eléctrico — vehicle that uses an electric motor as the means of propulsion
  • Tagalog: sasakyang de-koryente — vehicle that uses an electric motor as the means of propulsion
  • Thai: รถพลังงานไฟฟ้า (rót-pá-lang-ngaan-fai-fáa) — vehicle that uses an electric motor as the means of propulsion
  • Turkish: elektrikli araç — vehicle that uses an electric motor as the means of propulsion
  • Ukrainian: електромобі́ль (elektromobílʹ) — vehicle that uses an electric motor as the means of propulsion
  • Vietnamese: xe điện — vehicle that uses an electric motor as the means of propulsion
  • Vietnamese: xe chạy điện — vehicle that uses an electric motor as the means of propulsion