Plug-in hybrid
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A plug-in hybrid electric vehicle (PHEV) is a type of hybrid electric vehicle equipped with a rechargeable battery pack that can be replenished by connecting a charging cable into an external electric power source, in addition to internally by its on-board internal combustion engine-powered generator. While PHEVs are predominantly passenger cars, there are also plug-in hybrid variants of sports cars, commercial vehicles, vans, utility trucks, buses, trains, motorcycles, mopeds, military vehicles and boats.
The BYD Song plug-in hybrid SUV series is the world's all-time best-selling plug-in hybrid with over 1,050,000 cumulative sales in December 2023.
The Mitsubishi Outlander PHEV was once world's all-time best-selling plug-in hybrid until 2022. Cumulative global sales reached 290,000 units in September 2021.
The Lohner–Porsche Mixte Hybrid was the first gasoline-electric plug-in hybrid automobile.
Lithium-ion battery pack, with cover removed, in a CalCars "PRIUS+" plug-in hybrid converted Toyota Prius converted by EnergyCS
Electric vehicle battery
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An electric vehicle battery is a rechargeable battery used to power the electric motors of a battery electric vehicle (BEV) or hybrid electric vehicle (HEV).
Nissan Leaf cutaway showing part of the battery in 2009
GM Ovonic NiMH battery module
Prototypes of 50 W·h/kg lithium-ion-polymer battery. Newer Li-ion cells can provide up to 265 W·h/kg and last through thousands of charging cycles.
Battery pack on the roof of a battery electric bus