Abstract
Plug-in hybrid electric vehicles (PHEVs) have the potential to displace a significant amount of petroleum relative to conventional vehicles. It is anticipated that home charging at night (roughly once a day) would be the usual mode of operation for PHEVs. Opportunity charging could provide additional electric range. Our analysis have shown that a PHEV-20 with opportunity charging during the day would reduce fuel consumption by 71% whereas a PHEV-40 with only night charging reduces fuel by 66% relative to a conventional vehicle. A PHEV-20 with smaller battery reduces the initial purchase cost; however, our analysis shows that charging more frequently could reduce the life of the battery.
| Original language | American English |
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| Pages | 1931-1939 |
| Number of pages | 9 |
| State | Published - 2009 |
| Event | 24th International Battery, Hybrid and Fuel Cell Electric Vehicle Symposium and Exhibition 2009, EVS 24 - Stavanger, Norway Duration: 13 May 2009 → 16 May 2009 |
Conference
| Conference | 24th International Battery, Hybrid and Fuel Cell Electric Vehicle Symposium and Exhibition 2009, EVS 24 |
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| Country/Territory | Norway |
| City | Stavanger |
| Period | 13/05/09 → 16/05/09 |
Bibliographical note
See NREL/CP-540-45730 for preprintNLR Publication Number
- NREL/CP-540-57437
Keywords
- Battery
- Charging
- Cycle life
- Electricity
- PHEV (plug in hybrid electric vehicle)