
Business, Economics & Law
Transitions to Alternative Transportation Technologiesâ¬"Plug-in Hybrid Electric Vehicles
Description
The nation has compelling reasons to reduce its consumption of oil and emissions of carbon dioxide. Plug-in hybrid electric vehicles (PHEVs) promise to contribute to both goals by allowing some miles to be driven on electricity drawn from the grid, with an internal combustion engine that kicks in when the batteries are discharged. However, while battery technology has made great strides in recent years, batteries are still very expensive.
Transitions to Alternative Transportation Technologies--Plug-in Hybrid Electric Vehicles builds on a 2008 National Research Council report on hydrogen fuel cell vehicles. The present volume reviews the current and projected technology status of PHEVs; considers the factors that will affect how rapidly PHEVs could enter the marketplace, including the interface with the electric transmission and distribution system; determines a maximum practical penetration rate for PHEVs consistent with the time frame and factors considered in the 2008 Hydrogen report; and incorporates PHEVs into the models used in the hydrogen study to estimate the costs and impacts on petroleum consumption and carbon dioxide emissions.
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Bibliographic Information
- Publisher National Academies Press
- Publication Date May 2010
- LanguageEnglish
- ISBN/Identifier 9780309148504
- Publication CountryUnited States
- FormatPaperback
- Primary Price 30 USD
- Pages70
- ReadershipProfessional and scholarly
- Publication StatusPublished
- Dimensions11 x 8.5 inches
- Biblio NotesRelated Digital edition - 9780309148511 . Copyright year 2010.
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