Parameters Influencing on Electric Vehicle Range

Parameters Optimization for Extended-range Electric Vehicle Based on Improved Chaotic Particle Swarm Optimization

Extended-range electric vehicle is considered to be the ideal transition type for electric vehicle. The optimal operation curve control strategy was proposed for a 12 meter-long range extended electric bus. With exponential function inertia weight adjustment and local chaos substitution, an improved chaotic particle swarm optimization algorithm was applied to optimize the key parameters of ener...

Techniques for estimating the residual range of an electric vehicle

This paper presents an algorithm that has been developed to estimate the residual range of an electric vehicle, i.e., the distance that can still be covered with the energy stored inside the battery. The algorithm takes into account the complexity of the behavior of electrochemical batteries, with special reference to lead-acid batteries, as well as the main issues related to different driving ...

Experiencing Range in an Electric Vehicle - Understanding Psychological Barriers

Range of electric vehicles (EVs) has long been considered a major barrier in acceptance of electric mobility. We examined the nature of how range is experienced in an EV and whether variables from other adaptation contexts, notably stress, have explanatory power for inter-individual differences in what we term comfortable range. Forty EVs were leased to a sample of users for a 6-month field stu...

The Timeframe of Adaptation to Electric Vehicle Range

We explored how people learn to cope with the limited range of electric vehicles (EVs), and examined the relationship between personality traits and the amount of practice needed to achieve a maximum available range. Data from 56 participants who leased an EV in a 6-month field study were analyzed. The amount of practice needed until a participant achieved his maximum available range was assess...

Analyzing the range barrier to electric vehicle adoption: the case of range anxiety