abbreviation for plug-in hybrid electric vehicle: a vehicle that has both a petrol engine and one or more electric motors that can be charged (= filled with electricity) from the electricity supply of a house or public charging point

The cost per mile for the PHEV is between 2 to 4 cents versus between 8 and 20 cents a mile for a conventional vehicle.

PHEVs could reduce petroleum consumption by 3 million to 4 million barrels per day in 2050. 到2050年，插电式混合动力汽车每天可以减少 300 万至 400 万桶石油消耗。