Glossary / Electrical

battery electric vehicles

63 Episode Mentions

Too Afraid to Ask

These cars use big batteries to power electric motors instead of gasoline. They don’t let any smoke or CO2 out when you drive them.

Technical Definition

Battery electric vehicles (BEVs) run solely on electricity stored in batteries, producing no tailpipe emissions.

Hear It Discussed

"another tough use case for battery electric vehicles, but smaller trucks are used a lot for towing small boats"
CarCast+Edmunds - Interview with Alan Clarke head of Ford’s Advanced EV Development. CarCast 23:34

"[284.8s] in the monthly brand rankings battery electric vehicles accounted for seven percent of the [289.5s] us like vehicle market in may that share fell from a year earlier but again a tiny 0.1..."
DAILY: Range Rover Sport Electric, U.S. Improves and Ford Truck Prototypes Spotted | 21 Jul 2026 EV News Daily - Technology and Business of EVs 04:44

"Yeah, this definitely feels like the next generation of battery electric vehicles in all of those respects. Any of the numbers that you're talking about looking at range, charging speeds, power..."
What Is BMW Doing? Meet The All New 2027 BMW X5! | EP. 345 TFL Car Chat 11:18