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World Electric Vehicle Journal, Volume 5, Issue 4

December 2012 - 30 articles

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Articles (30)

  • Article
  • Open Access
1 Citations
1,821 Views
42 Pages

OEM’s Electric Vehicle Strategies: Risk Assessment

  • Oriol Saperas and
  • Elixabet Legarreta

28 December 2012

In order to analyze the approach of the main automotive players regarding the electrification path each one is following, this report assesses those aspects required for a consistent corporate product strategy. As distinctive differences are found in...

  • Article
  • Open Access
2 Citations
1,167 Views
7 Pages

28 December 2012

The U.S. government’s goal, announced in 2011, of putting one million PEVs on the road by 2015 represents a key milestone for the deployment of PEVs in the U.S. However, the forecasts of PEV consumer adoption are not as optimistic as manufacturers’ a...

  • Article
  • Open Access
1,212 Views
10 Pages

28 December 2012

The Energy Technologies Institute has commissioned a portfolio of projects into plug-in vehicles. These projects have undertaken a detailed assessment of the business case for the mass-market deployment of plug-in vehicles in the UK and the required...

  • Article
  • Open Access
5 Citations
1,524 Views
5 Pages

28 December 2012

The National Alternative Fuels Training Consortium (NAFTC) is a pioneer and national leader in developing, managing, and promoting programs and activities that desire to cure America’s addiction to oil, lead to energy independence, and encourage the...

  • Article
  • Open Access
2 Citations
1,476 Views
7 Pages

Foresight Scenario Analysis of Motor System of Electric Vehicle

  • Yih-Chearng Shiue,
  • Peng-Jen Chen,
  • Chang-Franw Lee,
  • Chih-Chiang Yu and
  • Chih-Wei Chen

28 December 2012

In order to describe the trend of motor system development of electric vehicle and to figure out the factors that would affect the external drives and the internal resources, the thesis uses scenario analysis method to be the basic framework, adding...

  • Article
  • Open Access
2 Citations
1,383 Views
7 Pages

28 December 2012

The need to cut carbon emissions from cars and small vans is becoming an increasingly important issue. In the UK, it is anticipated that the electric vehicle (EV) will play a key role in meeting the 80% emissions reduction target in the Climate Chang...

  • Article
  • Open Access
1,065 Views
4 Pages

Plug-in Electric Vehicle Resource Center

  • Lisa Chiladakis and
  • Melissa Meuser

28 December 2012

Plug-in Electric Vehicles (PEVs) are ready for commercialization. Perhaps the biggest hurdle remaining to their widespread adoption and to achieving California’s smog and climate change emission reduction goals is consumer acceptance and purchase. To...

  • Article
  • Open Access
1,060 Views
7 Pages

28 December 2012

In this study, we develop a model to provide a policy framework guiding the transition of transportation systems to alternative-fuel powered ones. The model is capable of obtaining good subsidy strategies by solving an optimization problem that maxim...

  • Article
  • Open Access
1 Citations
1,071 Views
5 Pages

28 December 2012

EVUE is a European funded exchange of experience project for 10 cities developing Electric Vehicle strategies. The initiative demonstrates the benefits of collaboration and shared learning for urban professional and policy makers learning how to inte...

  • Article
  • Open Access
1 Citations
1,550 Views
6 Pages

Living Labs for Electric Vehicles in Flandres

  • Thierry Coosemans,
  • Kenneth Lebeau,
  • Cathy Macharis,
  • Bram Lievens and
  • Joeri Van Mierlo

28 December 2012

In 2011 the Flemish government launched the Living Labs Electric Vehicles, consisting of 5 different platforms each differing in technology, scope, size and use patterns. For the build-up of these platforms, the Flemish government relies on private c...

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