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What Is a Backup Camera?
A backup camera is a video camera on the rear of an automobile, connected to a monitor in the driver’s view.
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What Is Level 3 Charging?
Level 3 charging, also known as DC fast charging, is the quickest current form of charging an electric vehicle (EV) or plug-in hybrid (PHEV).
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What Is Electrification?
Electrification involves adding electrical motors to a vehicle’s driveline. The development of gasoline-electric hybrids, plug-in hybrids, battery-electric vehicles, and hydrogen…
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What Is Infotainment?
Infotainment is a word blending the sound and meaning of “Information” and “Entertainment.” Usually refers to the audio and navigational system…
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What Are Car Specs?
Car specs (short for “specifications”) provide a snapshot of a vehicle’s essential details. You can find this information on an…
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What Is Last-Mile?
Last-mile describes the final leg of transportation in a distribution system with the delivery of goods from a retailer or…
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What Is a Kilowatt-Hour?
A kilowatt-hour (kWh) is a measure of the amount of energy a device needs to run for one hour, commonly used as the billing unit for residential or commercial electrical service.
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What Is a Kilowatt?
A kilowatt (kW) is a measure of electrical energy equivalent to 1,000 watts. For example, ten 100-watt lightbulbs require 1…
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What Is a J-Plug?
A J-plug is the standard alternating current (AC) electric vehicle charging plug used in the United States. This plug may…
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What Is an IP?
IP is an abbreviation for “instrument panel,” the driver’s information and control center of an automobile. Also known as the…