Glossary
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Definitions of the terms that decide a purchase, written once in this language and linked from every market page that needs them.
ac-chargingAC charging — the slow kind, and the one you use mostadasADAS — driver assistance, and how much of it you can switch offbattery-warrantyBattery warranty — what the guarantee actually guaranteesbevBEV — battery electric vehicleblade-batteryBlade battery — what the name describesbmsBMS — the software that decides what the battery doesccs2CCS2 — the European charging standardcell-to-bodyCell-to-body — the pack as floorcell-to-packCell-to-pack — packaging without modulescharging-curveCharging curve — the number that actually sets journey timecltcCLTC — the Chinese cycle, and why its numbers look bettercocCoC — certificate of conformitycountervailing-dutyCountervailing duty — how the tariff on Chinese EVs worksdegradationDegradation — how batteries lose capacitydm-iDM-i — BYD's hybrid systemecalleCall — the automatic emergency callerevEREV — range extendereuro-ncapEuro NCAP — the independent crash ratinggsrGSR2 — the safety features the law now requiresheat-pumpHeat pump — the winter range optionhigh-voltage-architectureHigh-voltage architecture — why some cars charge fasterlfpLFP — what it meansnedcNEDC — the cycle Europe abandonednmcNMC — the other chemistryofficial-importerOfficial importer — who you are actually buying fromonboard-chargerOnboard charger — the component nobody comparesota-updateOTA update — the car changes after you buy itparallel-importParallel import — the same badge, a different carphevPHEV — plug-in hybridplug-and-chargePlug and Charge — authentication without an apppreconditioningPreconditioning — warming the battery before a chargerr155R155 — cybersecurity as a condition of type approvalresidual-valueResidual value — the number that decides what the car costs yousodium-ionSodium-ion — the chemistry waiting behind LFPsohSOH — what it meansstate-of-chargeState of charge — the fuel gauge, and why it lies a littleusable-capacityUsable capacity — gross, net and the gap between themv2gV2G — selling power back to the gridv2lV2L — the car as a socketvinVIN — the identifier that resolves most disputeswltpWLTP — the European test cyclewvtaWVTA — European whole vehicle type approval