There are three main types of electric cars currently available in Australia. Firstly, there are hybrid’s (HEV’s) which use a combination of batteries and traditional combustion engine. Hybrids are charged by the engine and what is known as regenerative braking. As such they are not plugged in for charging. Next up are plug-in hybrids (PHEVs) which use rechargeable batteries plus a combustion engine. Finally, there are full electric vehicles (EVs) or battery EVs (BEVs), which are run entirely on electricity stored within the car battery.