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e-van

e-van noun: an electric van: a motor truck with van body whose propulsion is electric, especially one that is fully electric as opposed to hybrid electric.

Noun

e-van (plural e-vans)

  1. An electric van: a motor truck with van body whose propulsion is electric, especially one that is fully electric as opposed to hybrid electric.
    • Electric vans are cheaper overall than diesel vehicles, according to a new study of the total cost to buy and operate them in Europe. So, it’s no surprise that a survey of van buyers in Europe, also published today, finds that most want to go electric. But the supply of e-van models is lacking...2022 March 31, Editorial staff, “Electric vans cheaper overall than diesel, study finds”, in CleanTechnica, retrieved 03 May 2023

Forms of e-van

plurale-vans

Origin of e-van

From e- + van, as with e-bike and various other such terms.

Questions about e-van

What does e-van mean?
E-van means an electric van: a motor truck with van body whose propulsion is electric, especially one that is fully electric as opposed to hybrid electric.
What part of speech is e-van?
E-van is a noun.
What is the plural of e-van?
The plural of e-van is e-vans.

Words near e-van in the dictionary

  1. e-tutoring
  2. e-tutors
  3. e-tutorship
  4. E-type chondrite
  5. E-type chondrites
  6. e-van
  7. e-vans
  8. e-vehicle
  9. e-vehicles
  10. e-venture
  11. e-ventures

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