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Document Number

10512

Primary Title

Well-to-Wheels Energy Use and Greenhouse Gas Emissions Analysis of Plug-in Hybrid Electric Vehicles

Author Name

Elgowainy, A.; Burnham, A.; Wang, M.; Molburg, J.; Rousseau, A.

Author Affiliation

Argonne National Laboratory, Argonne, Illinois; Argonne National Laboratory, Argonne, Illinois; Argonne National Laboratory, Argonne, Illinois; Argonne National Laboratory, Argonne, Illinois; Argonne National Laboratory, Argonne, Illinois

Published Date

02/01/2009

Detailed Publish Date

February 2009

Page Count

70

Document Type

REPORT

Abstract

This report examines the well-to-wheels energy use and greenhouse gas emissions of plug-in hybrid electric vehicles. The analysis incorporated fuel economy results from the Powertrain System Analysis Toolkit for PHEV and marginal electricity generation mixes from the Oak Ridge Competitive Electricity Dispatch Model. The WTW results were separately calculated forthe blended charge-depleting and charge-sustaining modes of PHEV operation and then combined by using a weighting factor that represented the CD vehicle-miles-traveled share. GREET 1.8c.0 incorporates these changes for the simulation of PHEVs.

Report Number

ANL/ESD/09-2

Copyright Status

N - Not copyrighted,

Document Owner

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