《Present Status Future Trends of EV》.pdfVIP

The Present Status and Future Trends of Electric Vehicles Prof. C.C.Chan, University of Hong Kong Fellow, Royal Academy of Eng. Academician, Chinese Academy of Eng. In a world where environment protection and energy conservation are growing concerns, the development of electric and hybrid vehicles (EV/HEV) has taken on an accelerated pace. The dream of having commercially viable electric/hybrid vehicles is becoming a reality. EVs and HEVs are gradually available in the market. This paper will provide an overview of the present status of electric and hybrid vehicles worldwide and their state of the art, with emphasis on the engineering philosophy and key technologies. The importance of the integration of technologies of automobile, electric motor drive, electronics, energy storage and controls, and the importance of the integration of society strength from government, industry, research institutions, electric power utilities and transportation authorities are addressed. The challenge of EV commercialization is discussed. Keywords – Electric and hybrid vehicles, electric propulsion, electric drives. I. INTRODUCTION Electric vehicle (EV) is a road vehicle which involves with electric propulsion. With this broad definition in mind, electric vehicles may include battery electric vehicles (BEV), hybrid electric vehicle (HEV) and fuel cell electric vehicle (FCEV). Electric vehicle is a multi-disciplinary subject which covers broad and complex aspects. However, it has core technologies, namely chassis and body technology, propulsion technology and energy source technology. Although this paper is written based on BEV, it also addresses the major issues of emerging HEV and FCEV. The paper be