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BEV

¹ American

abbreviation

battery electric vehicle: an automobile or other vehicle having an electric motor that is fully powered by batteries.
Black English Vernacular.

BeV ² American

[bev] / bɛv /

Or Bev,

Physics.

billion electron-volts.

BeV British

abbreviation

gigaelectronvolts (GeV)

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Etymology

Origin of BeV

C20: from b ( illion ) e ( lectron ) v ( olts )

Example Sentences

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Its chief executive, Makoto Uchida, said the company was playing catchup, especially in China, with strong BEV offerings planned for the second half of 2024.

From Seattle Times • Nov. 9, 2023

Experience,” Takero Kato, the president of Toyota’s BEV Factory, told a workshop on the future of cars outside Tokyo last week.

From Slate • Jun. 15, 2023

The automaker this year will also issue a BEV version of the Grecale SUV it launched in 2022.

From Reuters • Mar. 21, 2023

The carmaker expected the speed of BEV sales growth, which doubled to over 215,000 in 2022, to slow slightly this year to a high double-digit percentage.

From Reuters • Mar. 15, 2023

Toyota officials have always said they have BEV technology, which stands for “battery electric vehicles,” or pure EVs.

From Seattle Times • Feb. 12, 2023

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