Appendix E
Acronyms and Abbreviations
AEF America’s Energy Future (study)
AEO Annual Energy Outlook (annual report of EIA)
AER all-electric range, the distance a plug-in hybrid can travel on battery power alone
BAU business as usual
BEV battery electric vehicle
CAFE Corporate Average Fuel Economy (regulations)
CD charge-depleting mode of plug-in hybrid operation
CS charge-sustaining mode of plug-in hybrid operation
DOE Department of Energy
eff efficiency
EIA Energy Information Administration (DOE)
EPRI Electric Power Research Institute
FCV fuel cell vehicle
FTD Federal Test Procedure
gge gallons gasoline equivalent, used as a measure of energy content
GHG greenhouse gas
HEV hybrid electric vehicle
HFCV hydrogen fuel cell vehicle
HWFET Highway Fuel Economy Test Driving Schedule
ICEV internal combustion engine vehicle
kg kilogram
km kilometer
kWh kilowatt-hour (1,000 watt-hours, measure of energy)
MIT Massachusetts Institute of Technology
NRC National Research Council
NRDC Natural Resources Defense Council
OEM original equipment manufacturer (automobile manufacturer)
PHEV plug-in hybrid electric vehicle
PHEV-10 plug-in hybrid vehicle with a 10-mile all-electric range
PHEV-40 plug-in hybrid vehicle with a 40-mile all-electric range
Wh watt-hour (measure of energy)
