Determining a suitable all electric range for a light Weight Plug-in Hybrid Electric Vehicle
With the increasing awareness and adoption of ecofriendly
vehicle technologies such as hybrid electric vehicles
(HEVs)£ most if not all major worldwide vehicle manufacturers
have released an eco-friendly vehicle or have announced a future
release (e.g. concept demonstrator vehicles). Such vehicles can
meet current legislative emissions standards (with comparatively
lower CO2 tailpipe emissions compared to conventional
combustion engine vehicle equivalents), yet performance in the
real world is often far worse than quoted test figures (e.g. fuel
economy).
In order to maintain and grow customer acceptance of such
vehicle technologies it is important that real world usage is
considered during the design and development processes. This
paper describes the method of selecting a suitable all electric
range (AER) to meet both legislative emissions and real world
usage demands and demonstrates its use through a case study of
a lightweight plug-in hybrid electric vehicle (PHEV).
Keywords- All Electric Range (AER)£ Electric Vehicle (EV)£
Hybrid Electric Vehicle (HEV)£ Plug-in Hybrid Electric Vehicle
(PHEV)£ State-of-Charge (SoC)£ Well-to-Wheel (WTW) CO2