COMPARATIVE ASSESSMENT OF HYBRID ELECTRIC AND FUEL CELL VEHICLES BASED ON COMPREHENSIVE WELL-TO-WHEELS EFFICIENCY ANALYSIS

In this paper, the authors present a comparative assessment of hybrid electric vehicles (HEVs) and fuel cell vehicles (FCVs) propulsion systems. The objective is to determine the best future vehicular options regarding well-to-wheels (WTW) efficiency. The authors also offer a brief comparison regarding performance parameters, such as acceleration and energy usage for advanced HEV and FCV system. Simulation results reveal that FCVs are not as highly efficient as they are claimed to be, with the authors concluding that they are very impractical and too expensive to be commercially viable.

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  • Accession Number: 01005583
  • Record Type: Publication
  • Source Agency: UC Berkeley Transportation Library
  • Files: BTRIS, TRIS
  • Created Date: Oct 19 2005 2:03PM