Meanings
plural electric vehicles
- A vehicle that uses an electric motor as the means of propulsion; most especially, an electric car or truck.
His car company, Tesla, controls two-thirds of the multibillion-dollar electric-vehicle market it pioneered and is valued at a cool $1 trillion.
December 13 2021, Molly Ball, Jeffrey Kluger, Alejandro de la Garza, “Elon Musk: Person of the Year 2021”, in Time, archived from the original on 13 Dec 20211 more example
By the middle of the decade, he [Clive Sinclair] had sold his computer businesses and moved on to transportation with the Sinclair C5 electric vehicle, which was designed with a single seat but, bafflingly for as wet and chilly a country as Britain, without a roof.
2012 March 4, Alice Rawsthorn, “Farewell, Pocket Calculator?”, in The New York TimesSynonyms: EV
Synonyms & antonyms
nounA vehicle that uses an electric motor as the means of propulsion; most especially, an electric car or truck.
Translations
Arabic سَيَّارَة كَهْرَبَائِيَّة
- سَيَّارَة كَهْرَبَائِيَّة (sayyāra kahrabāʔiyya)vehicle that uses an electric motor as the means of propulsion
Bulgarian електри́чески автомоби́л, електромоби́л
- електри́чески автомоби́л (elektríčeski avtomobíl)vehicle that uses an electric motor as the means of propulsion
- електромоби́л (elektromobíl)vehicle that uses an electric motor as the means of propulsion
Chinese Mandarin 電動車 /电动车, 電動汽車 /电动汽车
- 電動車 /电动车 (diàndòngchē)vehicle that uses an electric motor as the means of propulsion
- 電動汽車 /电动汽车 (diàndòng qìchē)vehicle that uses an electric motor as the means of propulsion
Czech elektromobil
- elektromobilvehicle that uses an electric motor as the means of propulsion
Finnish sähköajoneuvo
- sähköajoneuvovehicle that uses an electric motor as the means of propulsion
French véhicule électrique, voiture électrique (e-car)
- véhicule électriquevehicle that uses an electric motor as the means of propulsion
- voiture électrique (e-car)vehicle that uses an electric motor as the means of propulsion
German Elektrofahrzeug, Elektroauto
- Elektrofahrzeugvehicle that uses an electric motor as the means of propulsion
- Elektroautovehicle that uses an electric motor as the means of propulsion
- E-Autovehicle that uses an electric motor as the means of propulsion
- Elektromobilvehicle that uses an electric motor as the means of propulsion
Indonesian kendaraan listrik
- kendaraan listrikvehicle that uses an electric motor as the means of propulsion
Japanese 電気自動車, 電動輸送機器
- 電気自動車 (denki jidōsha)vehicle that uses an electric motor as the means of propulsion
- 電動輸送機器 (dendō yusōkiki)vehicle that uses an electric motor as the means of propulsion
Korean 전기자동차, 전기차
- 전기자동차 (jeon'gijadongcha)vehicle that uses an electric motor as the means of propulsion
- 전기차 (jeon'gicha)vehicle that uses an electric motor as the means of propulsion
Malay kenderaan elektrik
- kenderaan elektrikvehicle that uses an electric motor as the means of propulsion
Persian خودرُویِ بَرقی
- خودرُویِ بَرقی (xodrow-ye barqi)vehicle that uses an electric motor as the means of propulsion
Polish pojazd elektryczny
- pojazd elektrycznyvehicle that uses an electric motor as the means of propulsion
Russian электромоби́ль, электротра́нспорт
- электромоби́ль (elektromobílʹ)vehicle that uses an electric motor as the means of propulsion
- электротра́нспорт (elektrotránsport)vehicle that uses an electric motor as the means of propulsion
Slovak elektromobil
- elektromobilvehicle that uses an electric motor as the means of propulsion
Spanish vehículo eléctrico
- vehículo eléctricovehicle that uses an electric motor as the means of propulsion
Tagalog sasakyang de-koryente
- sasakyang de-koryentevehicle that uses an electric motor as the means of propulsion
Thai รถพลังงานไฟฟ้า
- รถพลังงานไฟฟ้า (rót-pá-lang-ngaan-fai-fáa)vehicle that uses an electric motor as the means of propulsion
Turkish elektrikli araç
- elektrikli araçvehicle that uses an electric motor as the means of propulsion
Ukrainian електромобі́ль
- електромобі́ль (elektromobílʹ)vehicle that uses an electric motor as the means of propulsion
Vietnamese xe điện, xe chạy điện
- xe điệnvehicle that uses an electric motor as the means of propulsion
- xe chạy điệnvehicle that uses an electric motor as the means of propulsion
Cite this entry
electric vehicle. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/electric%20vehicle
“electric vehicle.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/electric%20vehicle. Accessed November 2, 2026.
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “electric vehicle,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/electric%20vehicle.
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