How hybrid-electric vehicles are different from conventional vehicles: The effect of weight and power on fuel consumption

Environmental Research Letters

Volumn 2, Issue 1, 2007, Pages

  Reynolds, C ^a   Kandlikar, M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Fuel consumption; Hybrid electric vehicles; Performance; System power; Vehicle weight

Indexed keywords

ELECTRIC VEHICLES; FUEL CONSUMPTION; INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINES;

EQUIVALENCE MODELS; HYBRID-ELECTRIC VEHICLES; INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINE VEHICLES; PERFORMANCE; SYSTEM POWER; VEHICLE WEIGHTS; WEIGHT PENALTY;

HYBRID VEHICLES;

EID: 34047161847     PISSN: None     EISSN: 17489326     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1088/1748-9326/2/1/014003     Document Type: Article

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