HEV
noun [ C ] uk/ˌeɪtʃ.iːˈviː/ us/ˌeɪtʃ.iːˈviː/
油电混合动力车（hybrid electric vehicle的缩写）
abbreviation for hybrid electric vehicle: a vehicle that has both a petrol engine and one or more electric motors
As a hybrid electric vehicle, or HEV, it is not subject to the congestion charge. 因为这是一辆混合动力车（简称HEV），它不需要缴纳拥堵费。
He has been driving an HEV, which is completely computerized, since last September.
Compare: EVPHEV
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- HEVs pair a conventional petrol engine with an electric motor.
- Only a few years ago the HEV was considered too expensive and too small to be commercially viable.
- Right now they are trialling new HEV buses.
- You can get here by bus, tram, or HEV train.