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OUTLANDER is a coined name made from the English words "outland" and "er". The English words "outland" means like "remote area, frontier". OUTLANDER also means "adventurer heading to a far unknown place".
PHEV stands for "Plug-in Hybrid Electric Vehicle". It was not named "PHV" because this PHEV system basically operates at Electric Vehicle (EV) mode.