What does EV mean in cars?

[Paul]

Here is the relevant introduction about automotive EV: 1. EV refers to pure electric driving mode: The EV button in hybrid vehicles actually indicates the pure electric driving mode, which is a motor-driven mode. Conventional power vehicles (referring to gasoline or diesel cars) do not have this mode. The EV mode is typically equipped in pure electric vehicles or hybrid vehicles. 2. EV represents electric vehicles: At the same time, EV also stands for electric vehicles, which is the abbreviation of Electric-Vehicle. Additional information: 1. In hybrid models, EV can serve as an auxiliary mode: When using hybrid models, the EV button can function as an auxiliary mode rather than the primary driving mode. For short-distance commuting (within 20 kilometers), using the EV mode is not a problem. When the EV mode is activated, the fuel engine in hybrid models does not start, thus unable to charge the battery, resulting in lower range in EV mode. 2. The difference between hybrid models and regular EV models: Hybrid models and regular EV models are fundamentally different. In terms of battery packs, pure EV vehicles have larger capacity battery packs compared to hybrid models, hence hybrid vehicles generally have lower range in EV mode.