A motor vehicle that uses an electric motor as the basis of its operation. Such vehicles emit virtually no air pollutants. See also: Hybrid Electric Vehicle. For more information, please see our zero emission vehicleswebsite
California Air Resources Board ARB (California Environmental Protection Agency), glossary of air pollution terms, Sacramento, CA, USA 2013. http://www.arb.ca.gov/html/gloss.htm, (Air Pollut - Amer) {594}