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Title: Factors Influencing Energy Consumption and Cost-Competiveness of Plug-in Electric Vehicles

Abstract

The widespread implementation of plug-in electric vehicles (PEVs) will depend on public appreciation of the potential savings in ownership costs that PEVs offer over conventional, internal combustion energy vehicles (ICEVs) and hybrid electric vehicles (HEVs), including fuel savings. This study compares the energy consumption and estimated ownership costs of various technologies for multiple drive cycles in the United States and the European Union; identifies and quantifies the impacts of the main parameters influencing the ownership costs of PEVs in comparison with other powertrains for different timeframes, vehicle classes, and technologies; and assesses under what combinations of parameters the cost of PEVs can be competitive with other powertrains.

Authors:
ORCiD logo [1];  [2];  [1];  [1]
  1. Argonne National Lab. (ANL), Lemont, IL (United States)
  2. German Aerospace Center (DLR), Stuttgart (Germany). Inst. of Vehicle Concepts
Publication Date:
Research Org.:
Argonne National Lab. (ANL), Argonne, IL (United States)
Sponsoring Org.:
USDOE Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy (EERE), Vehicle Technologies Office (EE-3V); USDOE Office of Science (SC)
OSTI Identifier:
1530393
Grant/Contract Number:  
AC02-06CH11357
Resource Type:
Accepted Manuscript
Journal Name:
World Electric Vehicle Journal
Additional Journal Information:
Journal Volume: 9; Journal Issue: 2; Journal ID: ISSN 2032-6653
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English
Subject:
32 ENERGY CONSERVATION, CONSUMPTION, AND UTILIZATION; EV (electric vehicle); PHEV (plug in hybrid electric vehicle); cost; energy consumption

Citation Formats

Kamguia Simeu, Severin, Brokate, Jens, Stephens, Thomas, and Rousseau, Aymeric. Factors Influencing Energy Consumption and Cost-Competiveness of Plug-in Electric Vehicles. United States: N. p., 2018. Web. doi:10.3390/wevj9020023.
Kamguia Simeu, Severin, Brokate, Jens, Stephens, Thomas, & Rousseau, Aymeric. Factors Influencing Energy Consumption and Cost-Competiveness of Plug-in Electric Vehicles. United States. https://doi.org/10.3390/wevj9020023
Kamguia Simeu, Severin, Brokate, Jens, Stephens, Thomas, and Rousseau, Aymeric. Wed . "Factors Influencing Energy Consumption and Cost-Competiveness of Plug-in Electric Vehicles". United States. https://doi.org/10.3390/wevj9020023. https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/1530393.
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title = {Factors Influencing Energy Consumption and Cost-Competiveness of Plug-in Electric Vehicles},
author = {Kamguia Simeu, Severin and Brokate, Jens and Stephens, Thomas and Rousseau, Aymeric},
abstractNote = {The widespread implementation of plug-in electric vehicles (PEVs) will depend on public appreciation of the potential savings in ownership costs that PEVs offer over conventional, internal combustion energy vehicles (ICEVs) and hybrid electric vehicles (HEVs), including fuel savings. This study compares the energy consumption and estimated ownership costs of various technologies for multiple drive cycles in the United States and the European Union; identifies and quantifies the impacts of the main parameters influencing the ownership costs of PEVs in comparison with other powertrains for different timeframes, vehicle classes, and technologies; and assesses under what combinations of parameters the cost of PEVs can be competitive with other powertrains.},
doi = {10.3390/wevj9020023},
journal = {World Electric Vehicle Journal},
number = 2,
volume = 9,
place = {United States},
year = {Wed Jul 11 00:00:00 EDT 2018},
month = {Wed Jul 11 00:00:00 EDT 2018}
}

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