HPI is helping us understand the difference between the confusing alternative fuelled vehicles (AFVs) vehicle terminology.
Take a look at the list below.
AFVs Alternative Fuel Vehicles – vehicles not powered by petrol or diesel internal combustion engines.
BEV Battery Electric Vehicle – vehicle powered solely by a battery charged from an external power source.
BIK Benefit In Kind – non-wage compensation to employees; includes company cars
CAZ Clean Air Zone
EV Electric Vehicle – the broadest category of vehicle, including all types of electrified vehicles
HEV Hybrid Electric Vehicle – vehicle combining a conventional internal combustion engine with an electric propulsion system
ICE Internal Combustion Engine – a conventional petrol or diesel engine
LEZ Low Emission Zone
M1 – vehicles designed and constructed for the carriage of passengers and comprising no more than eight seats in addition to the driver’s seat
mHEV Mild Hybrid Electric Vehicle – a vehicle with an internal combustion engine assisted by an electric generator; mHEVs cannot run on electric power alone
NEDC New European Drive Cycle – test to assess the emission levels and fuel economy of passenger cars
NEDC Correlated – WLTP-derived CO2 values translated back to NEDC-equivalent values
PEV Plug-in Electric Vehicle – includes both PHEV and BEV
PHEV Plug-in Hybrid Electric Vehicle – an HEV in which the battery may be charged from an external power source
PiCG Plug-in Car Grant – UK Government-funded plan to subsidise the price of plug-in cars (PHEVs and BEVs)
REX Range Extender – small internal combustion engine used to provide power to a BEV when the battery is exhausted
ULEZ Ultra-Low Emission Zone – an area within which all vehicles need to meet exhaust emission standards
WLTP Worldwide Harmonised Light Vehicle Test Procedure – replaced NEDC in the UK from September 2018
“Most car manufacturers are making significant investments in their EV ranges in particular. As a result, the UK will see a rapid expansion in the number of models available and the technology used.”
“The rise in the number of alternative fuelled vehicles about to hit the market marks a radical step forward. Many manufacturers are planning to electrify their entire product range by the middle of the next decade.”Said Chris Plumb, senior valuations editor and EV specialist at HPI.