Simulation model and road tests comparative results of a small urban electric vehicle

Electric vehicles (EVs), due to its lack of local gas emissions, silent driving and much higher efficiency than internal combustion engine vehicles, are fundamental for the world´s sustainable mobility. In EVs projects, computer modeling and simulation can be used to reduce the expense and length of their design cycle by testing configurations and energy management strategies before starting the prototype construction. Accordingly, this paper presents the modeling and simulation of a small urban EV based on the conversion of an internal combustion engine vehicle in a fully EV, called VEIL. The ISEC electric vehicle VEIL project is shortly presented, along with the VEIL dynamic model. A real test circuit at ISEC campus is modeled and the results of simulation are compared with experimental results in order to validate the simulation model.