Plug-In Hybrid Vehicles and the Vermont Grid: A Scoping Analysis
This research report specifically examines the CO2 and NOx emissions of switching a significant number of Vermont vehicles from gasoline to electricity. In addition to the environmental and social impacts, the reliance on petroleum to fuel Vermont vehicles impacts the state’s economy and the pocket-books of consumers. Drivers in Vermont spent more than $1.1 billion to fuel vehicles in 2007, an increase of about $500 million dollars from 2002. Changing the fuel in Vermont vehicles can address both emissions and economic issues. Advances in electric drive systems and energy storage devices have made plug-in hybrid electric vehicles (PHEVs) a reality. Building on the success of hybrid electric vehicles, PHEVs allow the consumer to charge the vehicle’s battery pack directly from the electric grid rather than from the vehicle’s gas engine. This research report looks at the ability of the Vermont electric grid to handle large numbers of PHEVs, and at the emissions impact and end-user economic costs.
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Corporate Authors:
University of Vermont, Burlington
Transportation Research Center
210 Colchester Avenue
Burlington, VT United States 05405-1757 -
Authors:
- Letendre, Steven
- Watts, Richard
- Cross, Michael
- Publication Date: 2008-2
Language
- English
Media Info
- Media Type: Web
- Features: Figures; Tables;
- Pagination: 41p
Subject/Index Terms
- TRT Terms: Carbon dioxide; Economic impacts; Environmental impacts; Exhaust gases; Fuel consumption; Nitrogen oxides; Plug-in hybrid vehicles
- Geographic Terms: Vermont
- Subject Areas: Energy; Environment; Highways; Vehicles and Equipment; I15: Environment; I96: Vehicle Operating Costs;
Filing Info
- Accession Number: 01160570
- Record Type: Publication
- Report/Paper Numbers: UVM TRC Report # 08-006
- Files: NTL, TRIS
- Created Date: Jul 9 2010 4:23PM