HYBRID VEHICLE APPLICATIONS FOR STOCHASTIC ROAD LOAD ENVIRONMENTS

Hybrid power plants may optimize vehicles for specific traffic situations. Automobiles and light commercial vehicles powered by spark ignition engines operate in suburban traffic where stop/start driving wastes fuel. Thus energy storage and/or a C.V.T. would enable the engine to be operated at near peak efficiency. In highway driving, load leveling of hills by energy storage in automobiles and buses is relatively unimportant. However, the converse applies to a 40 ton semi-trailer. The design and road tests of 4 hybrid vehicles which save fuel, reduce emissions, improve performance and driveability are described.

• Supplemental Notes:
  • Conference held in Washington, D.C., 20 October 1986.
• Corporate Authors:

  Department of Energy

  1000 Independence Avenue, SW
  Washington, DC  United States  20585
• Authors:
  • BULLOCK, K J
• Conference:
  • International Electric Vehicle Symposium (8th)
• Publication Date: 1986

Media Info

• Pagination: p. 448-460

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Conferences; Driveability; Exhaust gases; Fuel consumption; Hybrid vehicles; Optimization; Vehicle performance; Vehicle tests
• Subject Areas: Energy; Highways; Planning and Forecasting; Vehicles and Equipment; I72: Traffic and Transport Planning;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00465444
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: Energy Research Abstracts
• Report/Paper Numbers: CONF-8610122
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Feb 29 1988 12:00AM