Range prediction for electric vehicles: Real-time payload detection by tire pressure monitoring

E-Mobility is facing a lot of obstacles nowadays, as for example the limits in the operating distance or the price difference between electric vehicles and vehicles with an internal combustion engine. This prevents many people from buying electric cars. Therefore, this paper presents a system to determine the payload of electric vehicles by measuring the tire pressure respectively the change of the tire pressure. The result of the measurement allows in combination with a range calculator a more detailed range prediction for automobiles (particularly for electric vehicles). The goal of this study is among others the reduction of the range anxiety of electric vehicle drivers.