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Document Number | 9832 |
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Primary Title | Summary Report: Discussion Meeting on Plug-In Hybrid Electric Vehicles |
Author Affiliation | Office of FreedomCAR and Vehicle Technologies, Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy, U.S. Department of Energy, Washington, D.C. |
Conference Date | 05/04/2006 |
Published Date | 08/01/2006 |
Detailed Publish Date | August 2006 |
Page Count | 9 |
Document Type | REPORT |
Abstract | This report summarizes the discussion about plug-in hybrid electric vehicles (PHEV)held at the U.S. Department of Energy on May 4-5, 2006 at a meeting of more than 120 experts representing the sutomotive and electric utility industries, national labs and academia. Conclusions reached included: The technical merits of PHEVs are clear in the area of fuel economy; the technical challenges are substantial, significantly in the energy, life, and cost of batteries; the technical merits of recharging with off-peak electric power were clear; the technical challenges for the electric power grid are manageable; fuel economy, rather than all-electric range (AER), is the key metric for mass market consumers; and participants expected the Federal goverment to set policy, support pre-competitive research, act as an information source, and minimize market barriers. |
Copyright Status | N - Not copyrighted, |
Document Owner | H |
