Electric, plug-in hybrid and fuel cell vehicles: technologies and trends

Published by: Automotive World

Published: Oct. 1, 2008 - 53 Pages

Table of Contents

Introduction

MARKET DRIVERS

Carbon dioxide emissions regulations

Europe

The United States

Japan

Other countries

Fuel prices

Incentives

Consumer preferences

MARKET BARRIERS

Electricity recharging infrastructure

Hydrogen refuelling infrastructure

Hydrogen production

Range

Cost

MARKET FORECASTS

Batteries

Pure electric vehicles

Plug-in hybrid vehicles

Fuel cell vehicles

PURE ELECTRIC VEHICLES

History

Current electric vehicles

Low-speed ‘neighbourhood’ vehicles

Two-seaters

Four/five-seaters

Sports cars

Re-engineered vehicles

Light commercial vehicles

Heavy commercial vehicles

PLUG-IN HYBRID VEHICLES

Parallel plug-in hybrids

Series plug-in hybrids

FUEL CELL VEHICLES

Light fuel cell vehicles

Light commercial fuel cell vehicles

Fuel cell buses

ENABLING TECHNOLOGIES

Batteries

Lead-acid

Nickel metal hydride

Lithium-ion

Super iron

Metal-air

Super-capacitors

Electric motors

Electronic components

Fuel cells

On-board hydrogen storage

On-board hydrogen production

Regenerative braking

Electrically-driven ancillaries

Brakes

Abstract

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