Passenger cars and other vehicles powered by ElectricityA form of Energy and set of physical phenomena that result f... Click for more. The three main classifications of Electric Vehicles are:
- Battery Electric Vehicles (BEVs): Vehicles solely powered by Electricity that use an external electrical charging outlet to charge an onboard battery;
- Hybrid Electric Vehicles (HEVs): Vehicles that utilise both a conventional internal combustion engine as well as one or more electric motors powered by an energy storage unit;
- Fuel Cell Electric Vehicles (FCEVs): Use a fuel cell instead of a battery, or in combination with a battery or supercapacitor, to power the electric motor. FCEVs are typically fueled by hydrogen.