A general overview on hybrid and electric vehicles

• Author(s): Melo, Pedro Miguel Azevedo de Sousa
• Date: 2013
• Persistent ID: http://hdl.handle.net/10400.22/3582
• Origin: Repositório Científico do Instituto Politécnico do Porto
• Subject(s): Hybrid and electric vehicles; Batteries and fuel cells; Energy management systems
• Document Type: Article
• Language: English

Description

The economical and environment impacts of fossil energies increased the interest for hybrid, battery and fuel-cell electric vehicles. Several demanding engineering challenges must be faced, motivated by different physical domains integration. This paper aims to present an overview on hybrid (HEV) and electric vehicles (EV) basic structures and features. In addition, it will try to point out some of the most relevant challenges to overcome for HEV and EV may be a solid option for the mobility issue. New developments in energy storage devices and energy management systems (EMS) are crucial to achieve this goal.