1. Using, providing, producing, transmitting or operated by electricity
   "electric current";
   - electrical
    
2. (of a situation) exceptionally tense
   "an atmosphere electric with suspicion"
    
3. Affected by emotion as if by electricity; thrilling
   "gave an electric reading of the play";
   - galvanic, galvanizing, galvanising [Brit]

1. A car that is powered by electricity
   "They bought an electric car to reduce their carbon footprint"; "More people are switching to electric automobiles to reduce their carbon footprint";
   - electric automobile, electric car, e-car

Derived forms: electrics

See also: exciting, tense

Type of: auto [informal], autocar [archaic], automobile [N. Amer], car, motor [Brit, informal], motorcar, wheel [informal], whip [US, informal]

Encyclopedia: Electric, Montana