Recent Advances in Internal Combustion Engine and Electric Vehicles
A special issue of Energies (ISSN 1996-1073). This special issue belongs to the section "E: Electric Vehicles".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (25 October 2021) | Viewed by 391
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Interests: exhaust emission; real driving emissions; energy recovery; combustion engines; heavy-duty vehicles
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Dear Colleagues,
Increasing the efficiency and reducing the fuel consumption of drive systems is a complex multifaceted process that every car vehicle manufacturer performs according to an independently developed and adopted strategy. This often requires major structural changes to be made both to the engine itself and to its accessories. Due to the cyclical changes in regulations regarding exhaust emissions, manufacturers are obliged to adapt their products to the limits as given. These regulations are the main factor determining the development of engines and propulsion systems. In terms of efficiency, the average individual CO2 emissions are of key importance. It is the reduction in the consumption of conventional energy sources (primarily gasoline and diesel) by the road transport sector that is currently one of the main challenges awaiting manufacturers of motor vehicles. In the long-term, the constructors assume that it will be possible to replace the classic internal combustion engine with a fuel cell powered by hydrogen, which will become the main source of energy. It is also one of the main directions of drive systems development. Its large scale implementation now faces a number of difficulties for passenger cars, however, and there are only a few single vehicle models that are powered by hydrogen on the market. The hydrogen refueling infrastructure is also not developed. Electric vehicles using classic energy storage systems are now more popular. In their case, the most troublesome aspect is the time needed for recharging, which can last up to several hours. For this reason, among the driving alternatives, vehicles with hybrid propulsion systems are most often selected, characterized by cooperation of at least two energy sources, at least one of which must be a secondary source. In this special issue will present recent advance in combustion engines and alternative powertrains – hybrid and electric.
Dr. Andrzej Ziółkowski
Guest Editor
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Keywords
- combustion engines
- exhaust emission
- hybrid and electric vehicles
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