Acronyms, Initialisms, Symbols and Units used in this book

Acronyms and Initialisms

4WD
    four-wheel drive
ABS
    anti-lock braking system
a.c. (or AC)
    alternating current
AFC
    alkaline fuel cell
AGM
    absorptive glass-mat (battery separator)
ALABC
    Advanced Lead–Acid Battery Consortium
AMT
    Automated Manual Transmission
APU
    auxiliary power unit
AWD
    all-wheel drive
BEV
    battery electric vehicle
B-ISG
    belt-driven integrated starter–generator
BMS
    battery-management system
BRIC
    Brazil, Russia, India, China (group of nations at similar stages of development)
BRT
    bus rapid transit
CAFE
    corporate average fuel economy
CAN
    controller area network
CAPP
    Canadian Association of Petroleum Producers
CB
    conduction band
CC
    climate ...

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