dcfc support on evs that support fastcharging capabilities such as the tata nexon ev max7 ac alternating currentac stands for alternating current the standard electrical power supply used in homes and businesses when an electric vehicle is charged using an ac charger the onboard charger within the vehicle converts the ac power into dc direct current power to charge the battery ac charging is commonly used for slower overnight or workplace charging that is why a standard 33 kwh home charger takes six to eight hours to give a full charge and a public dc fast charger takes considerably less timerepresentational image8 kwh100 km kilowatthour per 100 kilometerskwh100 km is a unit used to measure an electric vehicles energy consumption it represents the amount of energy required to drive the vehicle at a distance of 100 kilometers this unit helps in comparing the energy efficiency of different ev models and understanding their range capabilities just as an ice vehicle shows x amount of distance travelled per litre of petrol kmpl an ev informs the driver of energy consumed per 100 km kwh100 kmas the adoption of evs continues to expand understanding the abbreviations and acronyms associated with electric mobility becomes increasingly important the abbreviations discussed above represent a fraction of the terminology within the realm of electric vehicles by decoding these abbreviations we gain insight into the technologies features and characteristics of an electric vehicle contributing to a more informed buyer in the increasingly electric world of mobility