The State of the Art of Electric and Hybrid Vehicles

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TheStateoftheArtofElectricandHybridVehicles

C.C.CHAN,FELLOW,IEEE

InvitedPaper

Inaworldwhereenvironmentprotectionandenergyconser-vationaregrowingconcerns,thedevelopmentofelectricvehicles(EV)andhybridelectricvehicles(HEV)hastakenonanacceler-atedpace.ThedreamofhavingcommerciallyviableEVsandHEVsisbecomingareality.EVsandHEVsaregraduallyavailableinthemarket.Thispaperwillprovideanoverviewofthepresentstatusofelectricandhybridvehiclesworldwideandtheirstateoftheart,withemphasisontheengineeringphilosophyandkeytechnologies.Theimportanceoftheintegrationoftechnologiesofautomobile,electricmotordrive,electronics,energystorage,andcontrolsandalsotheimportanceoftheintegrationofsocietystrengthfromgov-ernment,industry,researchinstitutions,electricpowerutilities,andtransportationauthoritiesareaddressed.ThechallengeofEVcom-mercializationisdiscussed.

Keywords—Electricandhybridvehicles,electricdrives,electricpropulsion.

I.INTRODUCTION

Electricvehicle(EV)isaroadvehiclewhichinvolveswith

electricpropulsion.Withthisbroaddefinitioninmind,EVs

mayincludebatteryelectricvehicles(BEVs),hybridelec-

tricvehicles(HEVs),andfuel-cellelectricvehicles(FCEVs).

EVisamultidisciplinarysubjectwhichcoversbroadand

complexaspects.However,ithascoretechnologies,namely,

chassisandbodytechnology,propulsiontechnology,anden-

ergysourcetechnology.Itisatoughtasktowriteasurvey

paperonthismultidisciplinarysubject.Althoughthispaper

iswrittenbasedonBEV,italsoaddressesthemajorissuesof

emergingHEVandFCEV.Thepaperbeginswithreviewing

thestatusofBEVandHEV,thenfocusingontheengineering

philosophyofEVdevelopment.Subsequenttotheillustra-

tionoftheconfigurationsofbothBEVandHEV,itdiscusses

ManuscriptreceivedApril11,2001;revisedAugust10,2001.ThispaperwassupportedbytheHongKongResearchGrantCouncilunderGrantHKU7035/97E.TheauthoriswiththeDepartmentofElectricalandElectronicEngi-neering,theUniversityofHongKong,HongKong.PublisherItemIdentifierS0018-9219(02)01129-5.indetailthemajortechnologies,namely,thepropulsiontech-

nology,energysourcetechnology,andinfrastructuretech-

nology.Finally,thecommercializationaspectsarediscussed.

Theconclusionsummarizesthestateoftheartandthechal-

lengesofBEV,HEV,andFCEV.

Today,BEV,HEV,andFCEVareindifferentstagesof

development,facingdifferentchallengesandrequiringdif-

ferentstrategies.Inordertoassistthereader’sappreciation

ofthefeaturesandissuesofthesevehiclesbeforereading

thewholetext,themajorcharacteristicsofthesethreetypes

ofvehiclesaregiveninTable1.Itcanbeseenthatthecrit-

icalissueofBEVisthebattery.Therefore,BEVismainly

suitableforsmallEVforshort-rangelow-speedcommunity

transportation,whichrequiresonlysmallerbatterysize.HEV

canmeetconsumers’meet,butcostisthemajorissue.FCEV

haslong-termpotentialforfuturemainstreamvehicles.How-

ever,thetechnologyisstillintheearlydevelopmentstagebe-

causeitscostandrefuelingsystemarethemajorconcerns.

II.WHYELECTRICVEHICLES?

Letusbeginwiththeinvestigationofthegrowthofpopu-

lationandvehicles,asshowninFig.1.Inthenext50years,

theglobalpopulationwillincreasefrom6billionto10bil-

lionandthenumberofvehicleswillincreasefrom700mil-

lionto2.5billion.Ifallthesevehiclesarepropelledbyin-

ternalcombustionengines(ICEs),wherewilltheoilcome

from?Whereshouldtheemissionsbedisseminated?Would

theskybepermanentlygrey?Thegloomyanswerstothese

questionscompelpeopletostriveforsustainableroadtrans-

portationforthe21stcentury[1],[2].

Inaworldwhereenvironmentalprotectionandenergy

conservationaregrowingconcerns,thedevelopmentof

EVtechnologyhastakenonanacceleratedpacetofulfill

theseneeds.Concerningtheenvironment,EVscanprovide

emission-freeurbantransportation.Eventakingintoaccount

theemissionsfromthepowerplantsneededtofuelthe

vehicles,theuseofEVscanstillsignificantlyreduceglobal

airpollution.Fromtheenergyaspect,EVscanofferasecure,

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PROCEEDINGSOFTHEIEEE,VOL.90,NO.2,FEBRUARY2002247Table1CharacteristicsofBEV,HEV,andFCEV(a)

(b)

Fig.1.Growthofpopulationandvehicles.

comprehensive,andbalancedenergyoptionthatisefficient

andenvironmentalfriendliness,suchastheutilizationof

variouskindsoftherenewableenergies.Therefore,EVswillhavethepotentialtohaveagreatimpactonenergy,

environmentandtransportationaswellashi-techpromotion,

newindustrycreation,andeconomicdevelopment.

III.PAST,PRESENT,ANDFUTUREOFEVS

A.PastYearsDevelopment

EVwasinventedin1834.Duringthelastdecadeof

the19thcentury,anumberofcompaniesproducedEVs

inAmerica,Britain,andFrance.Fig.2showstheLondon

ElectricCabCompany’staxi.Duetothelimitationsassoci-

atedwiththebatteriesandtherapidadvancementofinternal

combustionenginevehicles(ICEVs),EVshavealmost

vanishedfromthescenesince1930.

Intheearly1970s,somecountries,compelledbytheen-

ergycrisis,startedtherekindlingofinterestsinEVs.In1976,

theUSAlaunchedtheElectricandHybridVehicleResearch,

Development,andDemonstrationAct,PublicLaw94–413.

Atthattime,themainquestiontobeansweredwas“Can

EVsdothejobinourmodernsociety?”althoughEVsdid

workwellinthelate1800sandearly1900s.Thedevelop-