Digital Library on Green Mobility

Glossary

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Nickel Metal Hydride (NiMH)

A less reliable rechargeable battery. 

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Off Peak Charging

Charging your electrical vehicle at certain lowest cost off-peak hours. 

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Pedelec

A bicycle where the rider’s pedalling is assisted by an electric motor. 

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Peer-to-peer (P2P) Ride Sharing

This term is usually referred to Ride Sharing between private people not earning money with transportation but who are willing to share private rides. Not to be confused with Ride Hailing. Examples for P2P Ride Sharing companies: Flinc, SAP TwoGo, BlaBla Car, LiftShare, Carma Carpool 

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Personal Mobility Device (PMD)

Small vehicles such as bicycles, unicycles, monowheels / self-balancing unicylces, hoverboards, as well as electric skate boards and kick scooters belong to this classification. 

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Personal Rapid Transit (PRT)

PRT is a system of small automated cars guided on a fixed guideway. It is also referred to as Podcars and often considered as a type of demand-responsive public transport. Compared to mass transit systems the smaller cars allow a higher frequency and so lower waiting times as well as lighter structures. 

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Plug-in Hybrid Electric Vehicles (PHEV)

PHEVs contain a battery that is able to be charged with an external electric power source, PHEV’s are a mixture of all electric vehicles and ICEV’s. 

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Plug-in vehicle (PiV)

A blanket term for any vehicle with a plug socket, including BEVs and PHEVs. 

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Pool Cars

Rental cars from a pool of cars, usually within a organization’s fleet.

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Power Management

Power management is a wide field encompassing various techniques and technologies aimed at optimizing the power consumption of electrical devices and systems.