Electric vehicles have been identified as being a key technology in reducing future emissions and energy consumption in the mobility sector. The focus of this article is to review and assess the energy efficiency and the environmental impact of battery electric cars (BEV), which is the only technical alternative on the market available today to vehicles with internal combustion engine (ICEV). Electricity onboard a car can be provided either by a battery or a fuel cell (FCV). The technical structure of BEV is described, clarifying that it is relatively simple compared to ICEV. Following that, ICEV can be 'e-converted' by experienced personnel. Such an e-conversion project generated reality-close data reported here.


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    Title :

    Electric cars: technical characteristics and environmental impacts


    Contributors:

    Published in:

    Publication date :

    2012


    Size :

    15 Seiten, 2 Bilder, 5 Tabellen, 72 Quellen




    Type of media :

    Article (Journal)


    Type of material :

    Print


    Language :

    German




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