Plug-in hybrid electric vehicles (PHEVs) have potential to reduce greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions in the U.S. light-duty vehicle fleet. GHG emissions from PHEVs and other vehicles depend on both vehicle design and driver behavior. We pose a twice-differentiable, factorable mixed-integer nonlinear programming model utilizing vehicle physics simulation, battery degradation data, and U.S. driving d...

In the last decades, the increasing restrictions imposed on the exhaust emissions from internal combustion engines have given a strong impulse toward the development of electric propulsion systems for automotive applications. The goal of electric and hybrid vehicles is the reduction of global emissions and global warming which in turn leads to a decrease of fuel resources exploitation. In this ...

With an electrified passenger transportation fleet, carbon dioxide emissions could be reduced significantly depending on the electric power production mix. Increased electric power consumption due to electric vehicle charging demands of electric vehicle fleets may be met by increased amount of renewable power production in the electrical systems. With electric vehicle fleets in the transportati...

Environmental Assessment of Plug-in Hybrid Electric Vehicles In the most comprehensive environmental assessment of electric transportation to date, the Electric Power Research Institute (EPRI) and the Natural Resources Defense Council (NRDC) are examining the greenhouse gas emissions and air quality impacts of plug-in hybrid electric vehicles (PHEV). The purpose of the program is to evaluate th...

This paper deals with an investigation of different control strategies for a series hybrid electric vehicle (SHEV). Another discussed issue is the application of a free-piston generator. By replacing a conventional combustion engine with a free-piston generator it is possible to increase the total efficiency of the system. The object of investigation is a 12-ton truck, mainly used in urban area...

Electric variable transmission is a new electromechanical energy conversion device structure, which is especially suitable as the driving force distribution device for hybrid electric vehicles. This paper focuses on the power management strategy of hybrid electric vehicles based on an electric variable transmission, and a kind of hierarchical control ideology is proposed. The control strategy i...

Energy management in vehicles is an important issue because it can significantly influence the performances of the vehicles. Improving energy management in vehicles can deliver important benefits such as reducing fuel consumption, decreasing emission, lower running cost, reducing noise pollution, and improving driving performance and ease of use. According to Mainins (Manins, 2000), each year m...