These are some terms that often appear on this website.
- 18650: is a cylindrical battery cell with a diameter of 18 mm and 65 mm long
- 21700: is a cylindrical battery cell with a diameter of 21 mm and 70 mm long (popularized by Tesla)
- 26650: is a cylindrical battery cell with a diameter of 26 mm and 65 mm long
- AC: Alternating Current
- AWD: All Wheel Drive
- BEV: Battery Electric Vehicle
- BMS: Battery Management System
- CCS: Combined Charging System
- Cycle life: how many charge/discharge cycles a battery cell can perform before reaching its EOL
- DC: Direct Current
- DOD: Depth of Discharge
- EOL: End of Life
- EV: Electric Vehicle
- EVSE: Electric Vehicle Supply Equipment
- FCEV: Fuel Cell Electric Vehicle (it’s a scam)
- FWD: Front Wheel Drive
- GOM: Guess-O-Meter
- ICE: Internal Combustion Engine
- ICEV: Internal Combustion Engine Vehicle
- LIB: Lithium-ion battery
- Life cycle: the life cycle of a battery cell is mostly influenced by time, temperature and cycle life
- LiFePO4: the same as LFP
- LFP: Lithium-ion battery cell with a cathode made of iron phosphate
- LFMP: Lithium-ion battery cell with a cathode that besides lithium includes iron phosphate and manganese
- NCA: Lithium-ion battery cell with a cathode that besides lithium includes nickel, cobalt and aluminium
- NCM: Lithium-ion battery cell with a cathode that besides lithium includes nickel, cobalt and manganese
- NCM 111: cathode with a Ni:Co:Mn composition ratio of 1:1:1
- NCM 523: cathode with a Ni:Co:Mn composition ratio of 5:2:3
- NCM 622: cathode with a Ni:Co:Mn composition ratio of 6:2:2
- NCM 712: cathode with a Ni:Co:Mn composition ratio of 7:1:2
- NCM 811: cathode with a Ni:Co:Mn composition ratio of 8:1:1
- NCMA: Lithium-ion battery cell with a cathode that besides lithium includes nickel, cobalt, manganese and aluminium
- PHEV: Plug-in Hybrid Electric Vehicle
- RWD: Rear Wheel Drive
- SOC: State of Charge
- TMS: Thermal Management System
- ZEV: Zero Emission Vehicle
