電気自動車(でんきじどうしゃ)

でんきじどうしゃ
noun
electric car; electric vehicle
1. electric car; electric vehicle (EV)
A vehicle powered by an electric motor using energy stored in rechargeable batteries, as opposed to a conventional internal combustion engine vehicle.
電気自動車(でんきじどうしゃ)に乗(の)り換(か)えた。
I switched to an electric car.
電気自動車(でんきじどうしゃ)の充電(じゅうでん)スタンドが増(ふ)えている。
Charging stations for electric vehicles are increasing.
環境(かんきょう)問題(もんだい)への意識(いしき)が高(たか)まり、電気自動車(でんきじどうしゃ)の販売台数(はんばいだいすう)が年々(ねんねん)伸(の)びている。
As environmental awareness has grown, electric vehicle sales have been increasing year by year.

Composed of 電気(でんき) (electricity) and 自動車(じどうしゃ) (automobile). Often abbreviated as EV in both Japanese and English contexts.

COMMON COLLOCATIONS:

  • 電気自動車(でんきじどうしゃ)の充電(じゅうでん) (EV charging)
  • 電気自動車(でんきじどうしゃ)の普及(ふきゅう) (spread of electric vehicles)
  • 電気自動車(でんきじどうしゃ)に買(か)い替(か)える (to replace one's car with an EV)

SIMILAR WORDS:

  • 電気自動車(でんきじどうしゃ): battery electric vehicle (fully electric)
  • ハイブリッド車(しゃ): hybrid vehicle (combined electric and gasoline)
  • 燃料(ねんりょう)電池(でんち)車(しゃ): fuel cell vehicle (hydrogen-powered)
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