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Definitions

Noun

1. 1
   A car which has been electrified by removing its internal combustion engine and fuel system, and replacing it with a battery pack and an electric drive motor salvaged from a Tesla Motors all-electric battery-powered car.
2. 2
   A car which has been converted to a battery-electric vehicle by removing its internal combustion engine and fuel system, and replacing it with a battery pack and an electric drive motor. broadly

Verb

1. 1
   To convert an internal combustion engine car into an all-electric battery-powered vehicle, by replacing its engine and fuel system with a battery pack and an electric drive motor salvaged from a Tesla Motors all-electric battery-powered car.
2. 2
   To convert an internal combustion engine car into a battery-electric vehicle, by replacing its engine and fuel system with a battery pack and an electric drive motor. broadly

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