Can we have one where everyone can edit it similar to a wiki? I just noticed that after a while, users are throwing acronyms quite often in a heated discussion. New users/members or those who haven't followed a thread closely can lose track of what those letters mean. Okay, I'll admit it I lost track of what some of these letters mean, but I'm sure I'm not the only one in this boat.
A
ABS - Anti-lock Braking System ,but ABS is actually an abbreviation for Anti Blockier System a Wabco Gmbh patent
AC - Alternating Current
AER - All Electric Range
AFAIK - As Far As I Know
B
BEV - Battery Electric Vehicle (i.e. Tesla Roadster)
C
CARB - California Air Resource Board (site)
CAFE - Corporate Average Fuel Economy (site)
CEMF - Counter-Electromotive Force (a.k.a. Back-EMF)
CVT - Continuously Variable Transmission
D
DC - Direct Current
DMV - Department of Motor Vehicles
E
EE - Electrical Engineer
EMF - Electromotive Force (voltage)
EP - Engineering Prototype [Tesla Motors] (more info Tesla Motors - touch)
EPA - Environmental Protection Agency (site)
ESS - Energy Storage System [Tesla Motors] (more info here)
F
FMVSS - Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standards
ft-lbs - "Foot Pounds" - measure of torque
FUD - Fear, Uncertainty, and Doubt
G
genset - generator set
H
HEV - Hybrid gas/Electric Vehicle (i.e. 1st & 2nd generation Toyota Prius)
HFCV - Hydrogen Fuel Cell Vehicle
HP - Horsepower
HPC - High Power Connector
HQ - Headquarters
I
ICE - Internal Combustion Engine
IGBT - Insulated (or sometimes called Isolated) Gate Bipolar Transistor
IIRC - If I Recall Correctly (Urban Dictionary)
IMHO - In My Honest Opinion (Urban Dictionary)
J
K
L
Li-Ion - Lithium Ion (battery material)
M
MPG - Miles Per Gallon
MTBF - Mean Time Between Failure (Urban Dictionary)
N
NEMA - National Electrical Manufacturer's Association (site)
NHTSA - National Highway and Traffic Safety Administration (site)
NiMH - Nickel-metal Hydride (battery material)
O
P
PEM - Power Electronics Module [Tesla Motors](more info here)
PEU - Power Electronics Unit [AC Propulsion]
PHEV - Plug-in Hybrid Electric Vehicle (i.e. Chevy Volt Concept)
PiP - Plug-in Prius
Q
R
REEV - Range Extended-Electric Vehicle (see discussion here)
RPM - Revolutions Per Minute
S
T
TEG - Tesla Energy Group (also see this post)
TLA - Three Letter Acronym (Urban Dictionary)
U
V
VSP - Vehicle Sound for Pedestrians [1]
VP - Validation Prototype [Tesla Motors] (more info Tesla Motors - touch)
W
X
Y
Z
A
ABS - Anti-lock Braking System ,but ABS is actually an abbreviation for Anti Blockier System a Wabco Gmbh patent
AC - Alternating Current
AER - All Electric Range
AFAIK - As Far As I Know
B
BEV - Battery Electric Vehicle (i.e. Tesla Roadster)
C
CARB - California Air Resource Board (site)
CAFE - Corporate Average Fuel Economy (site)
CEMF - Counter-Electromotive Force (a.k.a. Back-EMF)
CVT - Continuously Variable Transmission
D
DC - Direct Current
DMV - Department of Motor Vehicles
E
EE - Electrical Engineer
EMF - Electromotive Force (voltage)
EP - Engineering Prototype [Tesla Motors] (more info Tesla Motors - touch)
EPA - Environmental Protection Agency (site)
ESS - Energy Storage System [Tesla Motors] (more info here)
F
FMVSS - Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standards
ft-lbs - "Foot Pounds" - measure of torque
FUD - Fear, Uncertainty, and Doubt
G
genset - generator set
H
HEV - Hybrid gas/Electric Vehicle (i.e. 1st & 2nd generation Toyota Prius)
HFCV - Hydrogen Fuel Cell Vehicle
HP - Horsepower
HPC - High Power Connector
HQ - Headquarters
I
ICE - Internal Combustion Engine
IGBT - Insulated (or sometimes called Isolated) Gate Bipolar Transistor
IIRC - If I Recall Correctly (Urban Dictionary)
IMHO - In My Honest Opinion (Urban Dictionary)
J
K
L
Li-Ion - Lithium Ion (battery material)
M
MPG - Miles Per Gallon
MTBF - Mean Time Between Failure (Urban Dictionary)
N
NEMA - National Electrical Manufacturer's Association (site)
NHTSA - National Highway and Traffic Safety Administration (site)
NiMH - Nickel-metal Hydride (battery material)
O
P
PEM - Power Electronics Module [Tesla Motors](more info here)
PEU - Power Electronics Unit [AC Propulsion]
PHEV - Plug-in Hybrid Electric Vehicle (i.e. Chevy Volt Concept)
PiP - Plug-in Prius
Q
R
REEV - Range Extended-Electric Vehicle (see discussion here)
RPM - Revolutions Per Minute
S
T
TEG - Tesla Energy Group (also see this post)
TLA - Three Letter Acronym (Urban Dictionary)
U
V
VSP - Vehicle Sound for Pedestrians [1]
VP - Validation Prototype [Tesla Motors] (more info Tesla Motors - touch)
W
X
Y
Z
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