When comparing the potential of advanced versus conventional powertrains, a traditional approach is to hold glider design constant and simulate “comparable performance” to a conventional vehicle (CV). However, manufacturers have developed hybrid electric vehicle (HEV), plug-in hybrid electric vehicle (PHEV), and all-electric vehicle (EV) powertrains in gliders designed to synergistically enhance fuel saving benefits of such powertrains by further reducing road load and engine output power (or continuous power for the EV) where no conventional powertrain option is provided. In the U.S. marketplace, there are now several examples of both hybrid and plug-in hybrid electric vehicles using gliders common to top selling CVs and a few using low load gliders to further reduce fuel consumption. We use fuel consumption estimates from FuelEconomy.gov for a number of plausible CV versus HEV, PHEV, and EV comparisons to estimate the potential additional annual fuel savings and greenhouse gas (GHG) emission benefits, using Argonne National Laboratory's GREET model, obtainable when consumers make the behavioral choice to purchase various electrified powertrains in low road load gliders. When electric generation comes from natural gas, PHEVs and EVs in low load gliders can provide about the same GHG benefits as low load HEVs, with less gasoline use. If renewables are used in conjunction with natural gas, the GHG benefits increase. In comparison to HEVs in standard gliders, there will be even greater benefits.


    Access

    Check access

    Check availability in my library

    Order at Subito €


    Export, share and cite



    Title :

    Reducing Light Duty Vehicle Fuel Consumption and Greenhouse Gas Emissions: The Combined Potential of Hybrid Technology and Behavioral Adaptation


    Additional title:

    Sae Int. J. Alt. Power


    Contributors:

    Conference:

    SAE 2013 World Congress & Exhibition ; 2013



    Publication date :

    2013-04-08


    Size :

    11 pages




    Type of media :

    Conference paper


    Type of material :

    Print


    Language :

    English




    The Benefits of Reducing Fuel Consumption and Greenhouse Gas Emissions from Light-Duty Vehicles

    Austin, T.C. / Carlson, T.R. / Lyons, J.M. et al. | British Library Conference Proceedings | 2008


    The Benefits of Reducing Fuel Consumption and Greenhouse Gas Emissions from Light-Duty Vehicles

    Lyons, James M. / Austin, Thomas C. / Carlson, Thomas R. | SAE Technical Papers | 2008



    Light-Duty Vehicle Fuel Consumption Model

    R. F. Fuller / J. G. Colligan | NTIS | 1979


    Reducing the fuel consumption and greenhouse gas emissions of medium- and heavy-duty vehicles, phase two : first report

    National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine, Transportation Research Board / National Research Council, Board on Energy and Environmental Systems, USA / National Research Council, Division on Engineering and Physical Sciences, USA | TIBKAT | 2014