Automobiles initially started with steam propulsion and later transitioned into ones based on the internal combustion engine (ICE). There is a significant amount of commonality between the loads in an electric vehicle (EV) and a regular automobile. There is an efficiency improvement in the hybrid EV (HEV) compared to the ICE, but it will still be lower than in the EV. The overall efficiency will depend on the relative size of the ICE and the electric propulsion motor power. The plug‐in HEV (PHEV) differs from an HEV only by the fact that it can be plugged in, via a cable, to a household utility wall socket or elsewhere, to charge the vehicle's battery. Even in an HEV with an ICE, if the electrical energy source for propulsion were replaced by a fuel cell, it could still be classified as a fuel cell vehicle (FCV), though in reality it would be an HEV.
Concept of Hybridization of the Automobile
Hybrid Electric Vehicles ; 31-43
2017-10-26
13 pages
Aufsatz/Kapitel (Buch)
Elektronische Ressource
Englisch
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