Advances in battery technologies for electric vehicles. ([2015])

• Record Type: Book
• Further Information: Note: Edited by Bruno Scrosati, Jürgen Garche and Werner Tillmetz.
• Editors: Scrosati, Bruno; Garche, Jürgen; Tillmetz, Werner
• Contents: Front Cover; Advances in Battery Technologies for Electric Vehicles; Copyright ; Contents; List of contributors; Woodhead Publishing Series in Energy; Part One: Introduction ; Chapter 1: Introduction to hybrid electric vehicles, battery electric vehicles, and off-road electric vehicles; 1.1 . Electric mobility: mobility of the future; 1.1.1 . The importance of electric mobility to overcome future challenges; 1.1.2 . Existing technological fundamentals and potential development paths; 1.2 . Overview of different electric propulsion systems; 1.2.1 . Parallel hybrid or power-split hybrid 1.2.2 . Plug-in hybrid vehicle1.2.3 . Range extended electric vehicle; 1.2.4 . Battery electric vehicle; 1.2.5 . Fuel cell vehicle; 1.3 . Advantages and disadvantages of electric vehicles; 1.4 . Applications in the field of electric road and off-road vehicles; 1.5 . Conclusion; References; Chapter 2: Carbon dioxide and consumption reduction through electric vehicles; 2.1 . Introduction; 2.1.1 . Energy consumption and CO 2 emissions of transport in Europe; 2.1.2 . Electric drivetrain concepts and their technical characteristics; 2.1.3 . Methodology of vehicle comparisons 2.2 . Energy consumption and CO 2 emissions of vehicle production2.3 . Energy consumption of electric vehicles; 2.4 . Life-cycle energy consumption and CO 2 emissions compared; 2.5 . Potential interactions of electric vehicles with power generation: a case study from Germany; 2.5.1 . Case study Germany: additional electricity demand and impacts on the power plant structure; 2.5.2 . Impact of electric mobility on the operation of the power plant structure; 2.6 . Outlook; References; Chapter 3: The market for battery electric vehicles; 3.1 . Introduction 3.1.1 . The early years of electric vehicles3.1.2 . The nirvana of electric vehicles; 3.1.3 . The "comeback of the electric vehicle"?; 3.2 . Current market situation; 3.3 . Market forces and barriers; 3.3.1 . Climate change; 3.3.2 . Energy resources-peak oil; 3.3.3 . Urbanization; 3.3.4 . Range of models supply; 3.3.5 . Economic and practical barriers: customer requirements; 3.3.6 . Infrastructure and standards; 3.4 . Market potentials; 3.4.1 . Political targets pave the way; 3.4.2 . Future market segments; 3.5 . Economic impacts; 3.5.1 . Chances and risks for the automotive industry 3.5.2 . Influences on the job structure3.5.3 . Country specifics and competitive positions; References; Chapter 4: Battery parameters for hybrid electric vehicles; 4.1 . Introduction; 4.2 . Battery parameters for HEV applications; 4.3 . Overview of lithium-ion batteries and supercapacitors for use in HEVs; 4.4 . Limits to and potential future developments of lithium-ion batteries and supercapacitors; 4.5 . On road transportation in the future; References; Part Two: Types of battery for electric vehicles
• Publisher Details: Cambridge, UK : Woodhead Publishing, an imprint of Elsevier
• Publication Date: 2015
• Extent: 1 online resource, illustrations
• Subjects: 629.2293; Electric vehicles -- Batteries; TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING / Engineering (General); Electric batteries; Electric vehicles -- Batteries; Electric vehicles -- Cost effectiveness; Electric vehicles -- Batteries; Electronic books; Electronic books
• Languages: English
• ISBNs: 9781782423980; 1782423982
• Related ISBNs: 9781782423775; 178242377X
• Notes: Note: Includes bibliographical references and index.; Note: Vendor-supplied metadata.
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