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-