Design and Optimization of the University of Wisconsin's Parallel Hybrid-Electric Sport Utility Vehicle

The University of Wisconsin - Madison FutureTruck Team has designed and built a four-wheel drive, charge sustaining, parallel hybrid-electric sport utility vehicle for entry into the FutureTruck 2001 competition. The base vehicle is a 2000 Chevrolet Suburban. The FutureTruck is nicknamed the “Moollennium” and weighs approximately 2427 kg. The vehicle uses a high efficiency, 2.5 liter, turbo-charged, compression ignition common rail, direct-injection engine supplying approximately 104 kW of peak power and a three phase AC induction motor that provides an additional 68.5 kW of peak power. This hybrid drivetrain is an attractive alternative to the large displacement V8 drivetrain, as it provides comparable performance with lower emissions and fuel consumption. The PNGV Systems Analysis Toolkit (PSAT) model predicts a Federal Testing Procedure (FTP) urban driving cycle fuel economy of 11.24 km/L (26.43 mpg) with California Ultra Low Emission Vehicle (ULEV) emissions levels. These goals will be met while maintaining the full passenger/cargo capacity, appearance, and towing capacity of 3175 kg.

• Record URL:
  • https://doi.org/10.4271/2002-01-1211
• Availability:
  • Find a library where document is available. Order URL: http://worldcat.org/issn/01487191
• Supplemental Notes:
  • Abstract reprinted with permission of SAE International.
• Authors:
  • Rowe, Ryan F
  • Topinka, Jennifer A
  • Brodsky, Ethan K
  • Marshaus, Julie G
  • Bower, Glenn R
• Conference:
  • SAE 2002 World Congress & Exhibition
  • Location: Detroit Michigan, United States
  • Date: 2002-3-4 to 2002-3-7
• Publication Date: 2002-3-4

Language

• English

Media Info

• Media Type: Web
• Serial:
  • SAE Technical Paper
  • Publisher: Society of Automotive Engineers (SAE)
  • ISSN: 0148-7191
  • EISSN: 2688-3627
  • Serial URL: http://papers.sae.org/

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Electric vehicles; Four wheel drive; Fuel conservation; Fuel consumption; Hybrid vehicles; Optimization; Power trains; Sport utility vehicles; Test procedures; Vehicle design; Vehicle performance; Zero emission vehicles
• Identifier Terms: University of Wisconsin, Madison
• Subject Areas: Design; Highways; Vehicles and Equipment;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 01768554
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: SAE International
• Report/Paper Numbers: 2002-01-1211
• Files: TRIS, SAE
• Created Date: Mar 26 2021 5:47PM