Electric and Hybrid Vehicles: Power Sources, Models, Sustainability, Infrastructure and the Market

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 expertsExecutive summaries of specific case studiesInformation on basic research and application approaches

1. Economic and Environmental Comparison of Conventional and Alternative Vehicle Options (I. Dincer). 2. Lifetime Cost of Battery, Fuel-Cell, and Plug-In Hybrid Electric Vehicles (M. Delucchi, T. Lipman). 3. Relative Fuel Economy Potential of Intelligent, Hybrid and Intelligent-Hybrid Passenger Vehicles (C. Manzie). 4. Cost-Effective Vehicle and Fuel Technology Choices in a Carbon Constrained World: Insights from Global Energy Systems Modelling (M. Grahn, J.E. Anderson, T.J. Wallington). 5. Expected Green House Gas Emission Reductions by Battery, Fuel Cell, and Plug-In Hybrid Electric Vehicles (T. Lipman, M. Delucchi). 6. Analysis of Design Tradeoffs for Plug-In Hybrid Vehicles (B. Geller, C. Quinn, T. Bradley). 7. Evaluation of Energy Consumption, Emissions and Costs of Plug-in Hybrid Vehicles (C. Silva, T. Farias). 8. Improving Petroleum Displacement Potential of PHEVs Using Enhanced Charging Scenarios (T. Markel, K. Smith, A.A. Pesaran). 9. Fuel Cell Electric Vehicles, Battery Electric Vehicles, and Their Impact on Energy Storage Technologies: An Overview (U. Eberle, R. von Helmolt). 10. On the Road Performance Simulation of Battery, Hydrogen and Hybrid Cars (B. Sorensen). 11. Life Cycle Assessment of Hydrogen Fuel Cell and Gasoline Vehicles (I. Dincer). 12. Doe's National Fuel Cell Vehicle Learning Demonstration Project – NREL's Data Analysis Results (K. Wipke, S. Sprik, J. Kurtz, T. Ramsden, J. Garbak). 13. Battery Requirements for HEVs, PHEVs and EVs: An Overview (M. Broussely). 14. Battery Environmental Analysis (P. Van den Bossche, J. Matheys, J. Van Mierlo). 15. A Roadmap to Understand Battery Performance in Electric and Hybrid Vehicle Operation (B.Y. Liaw, M. Dubarry). 16. Batteries for PHEVs: Comparing Goals and the State of Technology (A. Burke, J. Axsen, K. Kurani). 17. Battery Size and Capacity Use in Hybrid and Plug-In Hybrid Electric Vehicles (P. Albertus, J. Newman). 18. Safety of Lithium-Ion Batteries for Hybrid Electric Vehicles (A. Arora, J. Swart, N.K. Medora, T.G. Livernois). 19. Management of Batteries for Electric Traction Vehicles (D.D. Friel). 20. Electric Vehicle Charging Infrastructures (P. Van den Bossche). 21. Market Prospects of Electric Passenger Vehicles (P. Mock, S.A. Schmid, H.E. Friedrich). 22. Automakers' Powertrain Options for Hybrid and Electric Vehicles (F. Orecchini, A. Santiangeli)