| ANL | Argonne National Laboratory |
| ASME | American Society of Mechanical Engineers |
| ASU | Arizona State University |
| BEV | battery electric vehicle |
| BMS | battery management system |
| CAFE | Corporate Average Fuel Economy |
| CAR | Center for Automotive Research |
| CARB | California Air Research Board |
| CEC | California Energy Commission |
| CEO | chief executive officer |
| DC | direct current |
| DOE | U.S. Department of Energy |
| DSCD | Dynamic Systems and Control Division |
| EO | Executive Order |
| EPRI | Electric Power Research Institute |
| EV | electric vehicle |
| FCEV | fuel cell electric vehicle |
| GHG | greenhouse gas |
| ICCT | International Council on Clean Transportation |
| ICE | internal combustion engine |
| IEEE | Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers |
| kWh | kilowatt-hour |
| LADWP | Los Angeles Department of Water and Power |
| LCA | life-cycle assessment |
| LDV | light-duty vehicle |
| LFP | lithium iron phosphate |
| LIDAR | light detection and ranging |
| MIT | Massachusetts Institute of Technology |
| MW | megawatts |
| NHTSA | National Highway Traffic Safety Administration |
| NRC | National Research Council |
| NREL | National Renewable Energy Laboratory |
| NVES | New Vehicle Experience Study |
| PEV | plug-in electric vehicle |
| PHEV | plug-in hybrid electric vehicle |
| PNNL | Pacific Northwest National Laboratory |
| RFF | Resources for the Future |
| SOC | state of charge |
| SOH | state of health |
| SUV | sport utility vehicle |
| UAW | International Union, United Automobile, Aerospace, and Agricultural Implement Workers of America, better known as the United Auto Workers |
| UC | University of California |
| UCS | Union of Concerned Scientists |
| USGS | U.S. Geological Survey |
| VGI | vehicle-grid integration |
| VTO | Vehicle Technologies Office |
| ZEV | zero-emission vehicle |