Electrification potential of the car – an estimate from a mid-size Swedish town
Abstract
In the estimates each car is equipped with a battery cost-optimized in size with respect to the individual car movement pattern and charging options expressed as the minimum break time interval required for considering recharging. The resulting optimal battery sizes are relatively small for lower economic viability, but increase with raised charging options. For high economic competitiveness the optimal sizes are larger, but decrease with better recharging possibilities.
The results point to a PHEV design strategy with a small battery in an introductory phase and then an increased size when the economic competitiveness is further enhanced. Still the resulting optimal battery size is highly dependent on the specific movement pattern of the individual car. It is now urgent for the continued development, planning, and estimates of proliferation and impact of electrified vehicles that further statistical data, today mostly lacking, for the movement patterns of individual vehicles in various regions are assembled and utilized.
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Karlsson, S.; Jonson, E. Electrification potential of the car – an estimate from a mid-size Swedish town. World Electr. Veh. J. 2010, 4, 82-90. https://doi.org/10.3390/wevj4010082
Karlsson S, Jonson E. Electrification potential of the car – an estimate from a mid-size Swedish town. World Electric Vehicle Journal. 2010; 4(1):82-90. https://doi.org/10.3390/wevj4010082
Chicago/Turabian StyleKarlsson, Sten, and Emma Jonson. 2010. "Electrification potential of the car – an estimate from a mid-size Swedish town" World Electric Vehicle Journal 4, no. 1: 82-90. https://doi.org/10.3390/wevj4010082