| AC |
alternating current |
| ACTU |
Australian Council of
Trade Unions |
| AEMO |
Australian Energy
Market Operator |
| AEVA |
Australian Electric
Vehicle Association |
| ALC |
Australian Logistics
Council |
| AMWU |
Australian
Manufacturing Workers Union |
| ARENA |
Australian Renewable
Energy Agency |
| ATO |
Australian Taxation
Office |
| ATS |
Automotive
Transformation Scheme |
| AV |
Autonomous vehicles |
| BEV |
A battery electric vehicle is a fully electric vehicle
that is propelled by one or more electric motors and has a battery which is
charged using electricity from the grid or renewable energy sources. |
| CEEM UNSW |
Centre for Energy and Environmental Markets at the
University of NSW |
| CEFC |
Clean Energy Finance
Corporation |
| CFP |
Common flexible
platform |
| CKD |
Completely knocked down
packs |
| CO2 |
carbon dioxide |
| COAG |
Council of Australian
Governments |
| CPI |
Consumer Price Index |
| DC |
direct current |
| DER |
Distributed energy
resources |
| DLWP |
Victorian Department of
Environment, Land, Water and Planning |
| DTMR |
Queensland Department
of Transport and Main Roads |
| ECCA |
New Zealand Energy
Efficiency and Conservation Authority |
| ENA |
Energy Networks
Australia |
| ETU |
Electrical Trades Union |
| EV |
Electric vehicle |
| EVSE |
Electric vehicle supply
equipment |
| FCAI |
Federal Chamber of
Automotive Industries |
| FCEV |
A fuel cell electric vehicle is an electric vehicle that is
powered by an on-board energy source such as hydrogen. |
| FOI |
Freedom of Information |
| GHG |
Greenhouse gas |
| GM |
General Motors |
| GVG |
Green Vehicle Guide |
| GVM |
Gross Vehicle Mass |
| HEV |
A hybrid electric vehicle is an electric vehicle that has
an electric motor and batteries, and an internal combustion engine. |
| HMA |
Hydrogen Mobility
Australia |
| IA |
Infrastructure
Australia |
| ICE |
Internal combustion
engine |
| IEA |
International Energy
Agency |
| km |
kilometre |
| kW |
kilowatt |
| LCT |
Luxury Car Tax |
| MTAQ |
Motor Trades
Association of Queensland |
| NCAP |
Nissan Casting Plant
Australia |
| NOx |
nitrogen oxides |
| OEM |
Original Equipment
Manufacturer |
| OLEV |
United Kingdom Office
for Low Emission Vehicles |
| PEV |
Plug-in electric
vehicle is an EV (either PHEV or BEV) that plugs into a charger |
| PHEV |
A Plug-in hybrid electric vehicle is an electric vehicle
that can be plugged-in to charge and drive shorter distances on electricity,
however, also have a liquid fuel range extender/internal combustion engine
(ICE) that provides additional driving range for longer trips. |
| PMG |
Pilbara Metals Group |
| PM |
Particulate matter |
| PTUA |
Public Transport Users
Association |
| PV |
Photovoltaic |
| QESH |
Queensland Government
Electric Super Highway |
| RACV |
Royal Automobile Club
of Victoria |
| RACWA |
Royal Automobile Club
of WA |
| R&D |
Research and
development |
| RVS |
Road Vehicle Standards |
| REE |
Rare earth elements |
| STEM |
Science, technology, engineering
and mathematics |
| TAI |
The Australia Institute |
| TIC |
Transport and
Infrastructure Council (COAG) |
| TISOC |
Transport and
Infrastructure Senior Officials Committee |
| TOC |
Tesla Owners Club of
Australia |
| TPS |
Toyota Production
System |
| VACC |
Victorian Automobile
Chamber of Commerce |
| VAT |
Value added tax |
| WHO |
World Health
Organisation |
| ZEV |
Zero emission vehicle |