neighborhood electric vehicle
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English[edit]
Etymology[edit]
neighborhood + electric vehicle From being a vehicle class appropriate for local (neighborhood) use, but not suitable for longer distances (such as metropolitan areas), or high speeds (such as expressways), that is electrically powered.
Noun[edit]
neighborhood electric vehicle (plural neighborhood electric vehicles)
- (automotive) (US) A low-speed low-weight short-range vehicle, sometimes referred to as street-legal glorified all-electric golf carts
Synonyms[edit]
- NEV (abbreviation)
- electric quadricycle (Europe)
Hypernyms[edit]
Coordinate terms[edit]
- side-by-side (a similar vehicle for off-road use)
- club car (a similar vehicle used to shuttle people around shopping mall and airport concourses)
- golf cart (a similar vehicle on golf courses)
- lawn tractor
Derived terms[edit]
- NEV (abbreviation)