Title :
The 2012 RAC Future Car Challenge The impact of hybridisation on energy consumption
Author :
von Srbik, Marie-Therese ; Lytton, Luca ; Martinez-Botas, Ricardo F. ; Cussons, Ben
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Mech. Eng., Imperial Coll. London, London, UK
Abstract :
This paper presents the energy consumption results from the 2012 RAC Future Car Challenge. It discusses measurement techniques for the different types of powertrain and draws conclusions about their applicability to different vehicle segments. The energy consumption of a plug-in hybrid vehicle is analysed in detail to illustrate separately electric versus fuel energy consumption.
Keywords :
automobiles; hybrid electric vehicles; measurement systems; power transmission (mechanical); 2012 RAC future car challenge; electric energy consumption; fuel energy consumption; hybridisation; measurement techniques; plug-in hybrid vehicle; powertrain; vehicle segments; RAC Future Car Challenge; drivetrains; energy efficiency; plug-in hybrid electric vehicles drive; powertrains;
Conference_Titel :
Hybrid and Electric Vehicles Conference 2013 (HEVC 2013), IET
Conference_Location :
London
Electronic_ISBN :
978-1-84919-776-2
DOI :
10.1049/cp.2013.1906
