Life cycle energy of vehicles on lightweighting and alternative powertrain strategies—A review

Towards Life Cycle Sustainability Assessment of Alternative Passenger Vehicles

Sustainable transportation and mobility are key components and central to sustainable development. This research aims to reveal the macro-level social, economic, and environmental impacts of alternative vehicle technologies in the U.S. The studied vehicle technologies are conventional gasoline, hybrid, plug-in hybrid with four different all-electric ranges, and full battery electric vehicles (B...

Life-cycle Emissions Analysis of Alternative Fuels for Heavy Vehicles

This report examines available information on low and ultra-low sulfur diesel and alternative fuels for heavy vehicles in terms of their emissions of greenhouse gases and air pollutants. Most of this information is from overseas, and has been used to estimate emissions for heavy vehicles using such fuels in Australia. This is done within a life-cycle framework that considers both the pre-combus...

New Business Models for Alternative Fuel and Alternative Powertrain vehicles ; an infrastructure perspective

Comparing the Mass, Energy, and Cost Effects of Lightweighting in Conventional and Electric Passenger Vehicles

In this work the effect of weight reduction using advanced lightweight materials on the mass, energy use, and cost of conventional and battery electric passenger vehicles is compared. Analytic vehicle simulation is coupled with cost assessment to find the optimal degree of weight reduction minimizing manufacturing and total costs. The results show a strong secondary weight and cost saving poten...

Impact of lightweight design on energy consumption and cost effectiveness of alternative powertrain concepts

This study analyses the impact of weight reduction on the energy consumption and related costs for different advanced electric powertrain concepts. Several hybrid architectures (parallel/serial hybrid, with/without external charging) and a full battery electric vehicle are assessed and compared to a conventional car with internal combustion engine. To evaluate the effects of lightweight on fuel...