EVREST - Electric Vehicle with Range Extender as a Sustainable Technology
Project Partners
Funding
Duration
07/2012-06/2015
Topic
The range autonomy is one of the main barriers to the commercial success of electric vehicles (EVs). However, statistics show that a large proportion of daily trips are far below the maximum range announced by EV constructors. Therefore, an EV with a reasonably-sized battery and a range extender (RE) could satisfy a majority of range needs without local emissions and may fulfill occasional over range trips.
The main objective of the project is to study the potential of Extended Range Electric Vehicles (EREVs) in order to meet different mobility patterns of European drivers. Furthermore, the acceptance and the impacts of such a solution will examine.
The EVREST project bases on an analysis of usage profiles and user expectations, conducted on databases from France, Austria and Germany. The usage patterns should be combined with an optimized sizing of different technological solutions. Scenarios for present and future electromobility are defined.
The different scenarios are evaluated with regard to:
- impact on the electricity grid
- impact on the emissions from the electricity generation plant portfolio
- life cycle assessment
- user perspective (acceptance, preferences,…)
One of the specifics of this project is the association of researchers from different horizons to deal with strongly coupled problems which are often addressed separately.
| Contact | send e-mail |
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| Project Leader | Prof. Dr. Josef Krems |
| Staff | Dr. Thomas Franke, Tina Schneidereit |
