The list of automotive acronyms and abbreviations.

All automotive related acronyms and abbreviations.

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DC:
Direct Current(Electric Vehicles, Automotive, Firefighting)
6
AC:
Alternating Current(Electric Vehicles, Automotive, Electrical Engineering)
6
ECT:
Engine Coolant Temperature(Automobile, Vehicle, Automotive)
6
IC:
Integrated Circuit(Automobile, Vehicle, Automotive)
5
TPS:
Throttle Position Sensor(Automobile, Vehicle, Automotive)
5
MAP:
Manifold Absolute Pressure(Automobile, Vehicle, Automotive)
4
ECU:
Electronic Control Unit(Electric Vehicles, Automotive, Aviation)
3
ECM:
Engine Control Module(Automobile, Vehicle, Automotive)
3
MIL:
Malfunction Indicator Lamp(Automobile, Vehicle, Automotive)
2
AASHTO:
American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials
2
EGT:
Exhaust Gas Temperature(Automobile, Vehicle, Automotive)
2
PWM:
Pulse Width Modulation(Electric Vehicles, Automotive, Physics)
1
CAFE:
Corporate Average Fuel Economy(Electric Vehicles, Automotive, Energy)
1
CEL:
Check Engine Light(Automobile, Vehicle, Automotive)
1
ECU:
Engine Control Unit(Automobile, Vehicle, Automotive)
1
EV:
Electric Vehicle(Electric Vehicles, Automotive, US Post)
1
FWD:
Front Wheel Drive(Automobile, Vehicle, Automotive)
1
IC:
Ignition Control(Automobile, Vehicle, Automotive)
1
IGBT:
Insulated Gate Bipolar Transistor(Electric Vehicles, Automotive)
1
SES:
Service Engine Soon(Automobile, Vehicle, Automotive)
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