Glossary / General

PHEV

51 Episode Mentions

Too Afraid to Ask

It’s a car that can drive on electricity alone for a while, then uses gasoline if it needs more range.

Technical Definition

PHEV stands for Plug‑In Hybrid Electric Vehicle, a car that can be charged from an external source and run on electric power for short distances before switching to gasoline.

Hear It Discussed

"[856.3s] Would look great. [856.7s] Two PHEV variants and three M performance models. [860.1s] Here's the versions that I counted."
Real vs. Virtual Driving, No More Clutch?, The New One Is Better | Episode 1,043 Everyday Driver Car Debate 14:16

"...that's not called a hybrid. That's called an e-rev. It's a hybrid. So there's like P-H-E-V plug-in hybrid and an e-rev is where it's always..."
How to Buy a BMW for ONLY $8,000 Spike's Car Radio 36:35

"[717.1s] Uhwheeldesign. [719.8s] Iwasn'tabigfanofthewheels,um,andthatwasthechargeportthatyoujustsawthere. [725.8s] Thegasolineportisinadifferentpartofthecar,soyoudon'tgetthetwomixedup."
Glowing Tires, 21+ get aways, and the Kia Sportage PHEV? In Wheel Time Podcast: Your Go-To Automotive Talk Show 11:09