A ___ is also called an 'all-electric' vehicle.

A ___ is also called an 'all-electric' vehicle.

• A. standard electric vehicle
• B. battery electric vehicle
• C. Tesla
• D. fuel cell electric vehicle

Answer: (B)

All-electric vehicles run solely on electric power stored in onboard batteries. They have no internal combustion engine and no gasoline or diesel fuel used for propulsion. The term for this type of vehicle is a battery electric vehicle, or BEV, because the energy to drive the wheels comes directly from rechargeable battery packs that power the electric motor. You charge BEVs from the grid and can often recover some energy back through regenerative braking. Other choices don’t fit as well. A standard electric vehicle isn’t a common designation for this category. Tesla is a company that makes all-electric vehicles, not a vehicle type. A fuel cell electric vehicle uses hydrogen and a fuel cell to generate electricity, which means its energy comes from hydrogen stored on board rather than a battery—so it’s electric, but not a battery electric vehicle.

All-electric vehicles run solely on electric power stored in onboard batteries. They have no internal combustion engine and no gasoline or diesel fuel used for propulsion. The term for this type of vehicle is a battery electric vehicle, or BEV, because the energy to drive the wheels comes directly from rechargeable battery packs that power the electric motor. You charge BEVs from the grid and can often recover some energy back through regenerative braking.

Other choices don’t fit as well. A standard electric vehicle isn’t a common designation for this category. Tesla is a company that makes all-electric vehicles, not a vehicle type. A fuel cell electric vehicle uses hydrogen and a fuel cell to generate electricity, which means its energy comes from hydrogen stored on board rather than a battery—so it’s electric, but not a battery electric vehicle.