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Document Number | 10276 |
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Primary Title | Sorting Through the Many Total-Energy-Cycle Pathways Possible with Early Plug-In Hybrids |
Author Name | Gaines, L.; Burnham, A.; Rousseau, A.; Santini, D. |
Author Affiliation | Argonne National Laboratory, Argonne, Illinois; Argonne National Laboratory, Argonne, Illinois; Argonne National Laboratory, Argonne, Illinois; Argonne National Laboratory, Argonne, Illinois |
Conference Date | 12/02/2007 |
Conference Name | Electric Vehicle Symposium (EVS23), Anaheim, California |
Published Date | 12/01/2007 |
Detailed Publish Date | December 2007 |
Page Count | 32 |
Document Type | CONFERENCE PAPER |
Abstract | Using the "total energy cycle" methodology, the report compares U.S. near term (to about 2015) alternative pathways for converting energy to light-duty vehicle kilometers of travel (VKT) in plug-in hybrids (PHEVs), hybrids (HEVs), and conventional vehicles. For PHEVs, we present total energy-per-unit-of-VKT information two ways: (1) energy from the grid during charge depletion; (2) energy from stored on-board fossil fuel when charge sustaining. The report examines incremental sources of supply of liquid fuel such as oil sands, Fischer-Tropsch diesel via natural gas, and ethanol from cellulosic biomass. The report compares such fuel pathways to various possible power converters producing electricity, including new coal boilers;integrated, gasified coal combined cycle;existing natural gas fueled combined cycle;existing natural gas combustion turbines;wood-to-electricity;and wind/solar. Also considered was a simulated fuel cell HEV and a plug-in hybrid fuel cell vehicle. |
Copyright Status | N - Not copyrighted, |
Document Owner | H |
