Acronyms Shmakronyms

I'm working on a consulting-style research paper on Tesla Motors, and briefly on some of their competitors in the electric vehicle market.

All these acronyms of electric vehicles are driving me CRAZY. There's EVs (electric vehicles), BEVs (battery electric vehicles), HEVs (Hybrid electric vehicles), PHEV (plug-in hybrid electric vehicles), and E-REV (extended-range electric vehicles, which is basically GM's way of hiding the fact that they're essentially producing their version of a plug-in prius by pretending they're making a whole separate genre of vehicles).

arrrggghhhhhhhhhhhh. Why does everyone feel this need to make their technology 'official' by creating their own acronyms?!?! Didn't know this disease wasn't unique to Singapore...

:P

sorry. Had to vent.