Impacts of battery characteristics, driver preferences and road network features on travel costs of a plug-in hybrid electric vehicle (PHEV) for long-distance trips

Energy Policy

Volumn 74, Issue C, 2014, Pages 168-178

  Arslan, Okan ^a   Yildiz, Baris ^a   Karasan, Oya Ekin ^a  

^a BILKENT UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Charging strategies; Driving patterns; Fast charging stations; Long distance travel; PHEV economics

Indexed keywords

CHARGING (BATTERIES); COSTS; CRASHWORTHINESS; ECONOMICS; ELECTRIC BATTERIES; HYBRID VEHICLES; INVESTMENTS; ROADS AND STREETS; SECONDARY BATTERIES; TRANSPORTATION; VEHICLES;

BATTERY CAPACITY; CHARGING STATION; CHARGING STRATEGIES; DRIVING PATTERN; FAST CHARGING STATIONS; INVESTMENT DECISIONS; LONG-DISTANCE TRAVEL; PLUG IN HYBRID ELECTRIC VEHICLES;

PLUG-IN HYBRID VEHICLES;

COST ANALYSIS; ELECTRIC VEHICLE; TRAFFIC EMISSION; TRANSPORTATION INFRASTRUCTURE; TRANSPORTATION SYSTEM; TRAVEL BEHAVIOR;

EID: 84921643259     PISSN: 03014215     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.enpol.2014.08.015     Document Type: Article

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