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CHAdeMO

CHAdeMO proper noun: a DC (“direct current”) fast charging and charger standard for charging plug-in electrified-drive vehicles created by a consortium of Japanese automakers and promulgated by the Japanese and South Korean automotive industry, circulated worldwide.

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Proper noun

CHAdeMO

  1. A DC (“direct current”) fast charging and charger standard for charging plug-in electrified-drive vehicles created by a consortium of Japanese automakers and promulgated by the Japanese and South Korean automotive industry, circulated worldwide.

Origin of CHAdeMO

Blend of charge + de + move (charge and then move). Punning on the Japanese abbreviated phrase. From Japanese 茶でも (cha-demo, “Tea?”), from Japanese お茶でもどうですか (O-cha demo ikaga desu-ka, “How about a cup of tea?”).

Questions about CHAdeMO

What does CHAdeMO mean?
CHAdeMO means a DC (“direct current”) fast charging and charger standard for charging plug-in electrified-drive vehicles created by a consortium of Japanese automakers and promulgated by the Japanese and South Korean automotive industry, circulated worldwide.
What part of speech is CHAdeMO?
CHAdeMO is a proper noun.

Words near CHAdeMO in the dictionary

  1. chaddocks
  2. chaddor
  3. chaddors
  4. Chadds
  5. Chaddy
  6. CHAdeMO
  7. chader
  8. chaders
  9. Chadette
  10. Chadettes
  11. Chadfish

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