SupplierBusiness : Plug-In Hybrids Report published by SupplierBusiness in November, 2009. This report consists of 124 PAGES and the price starts from US $ 2110.
Abstract
Plug-in Hybrids are one of the fastest growing segments of the global
hybrid-EV market. This report looks at the latest challenges and developments
in this fast emerging sector.
Covered are grid connectivity, Plug-n hybrid Technology and Vehicle
Availablity.
The report also includes profiles of 22 suppliers involved in the Hybrid
Vehicle Sector.
Background to this Research
Over the past few years the world, and particularly Japan and the US, have
taken to gasoline hybrid vehicles in substantial numbers although realistic
fuel consumption has often failed to live up to early expectations. What this
has indicated however, is the willingness today of some consumers to explore
at least partially electric powertrain options, and although the various OEM
strategies operating in the HEV sector do not necessarily lead to huge fuel
savings, they can be seen as the initial step on the road to vehicle
electrification.
In the medium term the development of grid connected vehicles i.e. plug-in
hybrids and electric vehicles (PHEVs), is likely to replace current HEV
designs.
While these vehicles are unlikely to be huge volume sellers in the near
future, the driving cycle characteristics are suited well to their use in some
urban environments, and there are some significant interventions taking place
to encourage their uptake.
Plug-In Hybrids are likley to be a critical stepping stone in the shift of the
automotive industry and its supplier base towards an electrified future.
Table of Contents
Introduction
- Challenges in PHEV deployment
Development of the Plug-in Hybrid Market
- Environmental Performance
- The influence of government policy
Grid connectivity
- Grid connectivity standardisation
- Electric Vehicle Supply Equipment (EVSE)
- Battery exchange systems
Plug-in hybrid Technology
- Advanced battery technology
- Current battery manufacturing trends
- Supercapacitors and ultracapacitors
- PHEV transmissions
- Regenerative braking
- Electric motors
- DC Motors
- Aftermarket conversions
Plug-in Hybrid vehicle availability
Company Profiles
- Aisin AW
- Axeon Holdings
- Azure Dynamics
- Cobasys
- Continental
- Denso
- Eaton
- Hitachi
- JATCO
- Johnson Controls
- Keihin
- Maxwell Technologies
- NessCap
- Saft
- Sanyo
- Sumitomo Wiring
- TDK
- Toyota Industries
- UQM
- Visteon
- Yazaki
- ZF
Table of Figures
- Figure 1: PHEV Timeline
- Figure 2: HEV model introductions by year - US
- Figure 3: HEV percentage share of US vehicle sales
- Figure 4: PHEVs amongst a suite of powertrain options for GHG reduction
- Figure 5: UK vehicle fleet de-carbonisation roadmap
- Figure 6: Current production and reserves of lithium (2007)
- Figure 7: Market price and world production of lithium illustrating the
recent impact of Chilean production
- Figure 8: Global PHEV production
- Figure 9: Electricity generation effects GHG emissions performance
- Figure 10: US Annual reduction in GHG production through PHEV adoption
- Figure 11: PHEV annual costs
- Figure 12: PHEV electricity demand by time of day
- Figure 13: PHEV electricity demand in the US
- Figure 14: A utility vision of a smart grid installation
- Figure 15: A solar recharging facility in Santa Monica California
- Figure 16: Changes in utility customer relationships
- Figure 17: A schematic showing smart grid connectivity elements
- Figure 18: Different options for grid connection
- Figure 19: Battery recharge and exchange systems
- Figure 40: A Toyota Prius PHEV using a road side charging facility in
London
- Figure 20: Better Place battery exchange system
- Figure 21: Charge depletion to charge sustaining transition for PHEV
battery packs
- Figure 22: Hybrid electric vehicle drive configurations
- Figure 23: Cost-performance of battery technologies
- Figure 24: Battery price trend forecast
- Figure 25: Estimates of battery price development versus volume production
- Figure 26: Battery technology evolution
- Figure 27: Energy storage overview
- Figure 28: A typical ZEBRA battery module
- Figure 29: Lithium-ion battery pack
- Figure 30: Energy density versus output density in battery systems
- Figure 31: A Ragone plot showing energy density vs power density for
various energystorage devices
- Figure 32: One-Mode Hybrid Input-Split EVT
- Figure 33: Two-Mode Hybrid Input-Split EVT
- Figure 34: One-Mode Hybrid Input-Split EVT
- Figure 35: Two-Mode Hybrid with Input-Split and Compound-Split EVT Modes
- Figure 36: Two-mode hybrid transmission
- Figure 37: Regenerative Braking System
- Figure 38: EV motors
- Figure 39: Switch reluctance machines
- Figure 41: An early conversion for the PHEV Prius utilising 15 additional
lead-acid batteries
- Figure 42: PHEV and EV model status and availability
