Abstract
AbstractElectric vehicles play a key role in strategic development plans of urban regions in Europe because they are seen as a promising technology to promote environmental quality, livability, and...
Highlights
Introduction and BackgroundRole of battery electric vehicles (BEVs) and extended range electric vehicle (EREV) in Sustainable Electric MobilityElectric mobility is becoming a reality in Europe, Asia, and the United States as many countries announced a set of measures and decisions aiming at replacing fossil fuel–powered vehicles with cleaner technologies, mostly based on electric or hybrid drivetrains
The main objective of this research was to evaluates a predefined EREV concept for a metropolitan area when taking into account a wide range of constraints—car usage and energy consumption, the electricity system, environment effects—and to analyze whether EREVs may contribute to future sustainable development in a metropolitan area
The EREV rates are 11–34% for Germany depending on the scenario, and the share of EREVs is much higher than that of BEVs (Klementschitz et al 2013)
Summary
Introduction and BackgroundRole of BEVs and EREVs in Sustainable Electric MobilityElectric mobility is becoming a reality in Europe, Asia, and the United States as many countries announced a set of measures and decisions aiming at replacing fossil fuel–powered vehicles with cleaner technologies, mostly based on electric or hybrid drivetrains. In recent years the range has been continuously enlarged by using advanced battery technology, and in the future this trend will continue (Nykvist and Nilsson 2015). Even from this perspective, BEV performance remains below the performance of conventional combustion vehicles in some aspects and still will not meet the expectations of all vehicle users (Bunzeck et al 2011; Franke and Krems 2013). The officially announced range values are often too optimistic (i.e., based on standard driving cycles) (Franke et al 2015). These factors can contribute to a psychological barrier of BEV range (Franke et al 2012) and lead many potential customers to decide against BEV purchase
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