Charge-depleting mode: An electrified vehicle operating mode in which the energy storage state-of-charge (SOC) fluctuates but, on average, decreases while the vehicle is driven.
FCHV
Fuel-cell hybrid vehicle
HEV
Hybrid electric vehicle
NOVC
Not-off-vehicle charging: a system to recharge a hybrid vehicle’s electrochemical energy storage system with electricity from an interal vehicle source.
OVC
Off-vehicle charging: a system to recharge a hybrid vehicle’s electrochemical energy storage system with electricity from an external source (such as the electric utility grid).