Electric and Hybrid Vehicles

Power Sources, Models, Sustainability, Infrastructure and the Market

Gianfranco Pistoia

• Publisher: Elsevier
• Year: 2010
• Print ISBN: 9780444535658
• eBook ISBN: 9780444535665
• Topic: Technology & Engineering
• Subtopic: Electrical Engineering & Telecommunications
• Index: Technology & Engineering

Electric and Hybrid Vehicles: Power Sources, Models, Sustainability, Infrastructure and the Market reviews the performance, cost, safety, and sustainability of battery systems for hybrid electric vehicles (HEVs) and electric vehicles (EVs), including nickel-metal hydride batteries and Li-ion batteries. Throughout this book, especially in the first chapters, alternative vehicles with different power trains are compared in terms of lifetime cost, fuel consumption, and environmental impact. The emissions of greenhouse gases are particularly dealt with. The improvement of the battery, or fuel cell, performance and governmental incentives will play a fundamental role in determining how far and how substantial alternative vehicles will penetrate into the market. An adequate recharging infrastructure is of paramount importance for the diffusion of vehicles powered by batteries and fuel cells, as it may contribute to overcome the so-called range anxiety."" Thus, proposed battery charging techniques are summarized and hydrogen refueling stations are described. The final chapter reviews the state of the art of the current models of hybrid and electric vehicles along with the powertrain solutions adopted by the major automakers. - Contributions from the worlds leading industry and research experts - Executive summaries of specific case studies - Information on basic research and application approaches

Table of contents

• Cover image
• Title page
• Table of Contents
• Copyright
• Contributors
• Preface
• Chapter ONE. Economic and Environmental Comparison of Conventional and Alternative Vehicle Options
• Chapter TWO. Lifetime Cost of Battery, Fuel-Cell, and Plug-in Hybrid Electric Vehicles
• Chapter THREE. Relative Fuel Economy Potential of Intelligent, Hybrid and Intelligent–Hybrid Passenger Vehicles
• Chapter FOUR. Cost-Effective Vehicle and Fuel Technology Choices in a Carbon-Constrained World: Insights from Global Energy Systems Modeling
• Chapter FIVE. Expected Greenhouse Gas Emission Reductions by Battery, Fuel Cell, and Plug-In Hybrid Electric Vehicles
• Chapter SIX. Analysis of Design Tradeoffs for Plug-in Hybrid Vehicles
• Chapter SEVEN. Evaluation of Energy Consumption, Emissions, and Costs of Plug-in Hybrid Vehicles
• Chapter EIGHT. Improving Petroleum Displacement Potential of PHEVs Using Enhanced Charging Scenarios
• Chapter NINE. Fuel Cell Electric Vehicles, Battery Electric Vehicles, and their Impact on Energy Storage Technologies: An Overview
• Chapter TEN. On the Road Performance Simulation of Battery, Hydrogen, and Hybrid Cars
• Chapter ELEVEN. Life Cycle Assessment of Hydrogen Fuel Cell and Gasoline Vehicles
• Chapter TWELVE. DOE’s National Fuel Cell Vehicle Learning Demonstration Project: NREL’s Data Analysis Results
• Chapter THIRTEEN. Battery Requirements for HEVs, PHEVs, and EVs: An Overview
• Chapter FOURTEEN. Battery Environmental Analysis
• Chapter FIFTEEN. A Roadmap to Understand Battery Performance in Electric and Hybrid Vehicle Operation
• Chapter SIXTEEN. Batteries for PHEVs: Comparing Goals and the State of Technology
• Chapter SEVENTEEN. Battery Size and Capacity Use in Hybrid and Plug-In Hybrid Electric Vehicles
• Chapter EIGHTEEN. Safety of Lithium-Ion Batteries for Hybrid Electric Vehicles
• Chapter NINETEEN. Management of Batteries for Electric Traction Vehicles
• Chapter TWENTY. Electric Vehicle Charging Infrastructure
• Chapter TWENTY ONE. Market Prospects of Electric Passenger Vehicles
• Chapter TWENTY TWO. Automakers’ Powertrain Options for Hybrid and Electric Vehicles
• Appendix
• Index