On the Operation of a Hybrid Electric Vehicle with Ethanol Flexible Fuel System for Indian Transportation Sector

2004-28-0053

01/16/2004

Event
SIAT 2004
Authors Abstract
Content
Vehicular emissions contribute nearly two-third of the environmental pollution. The increasing usage of personal transportation and higher emissions from the tail pipe contribute significantly to the climate change. Though catalytic converters and other regulatory measures have brought down the emission levels, it is a serious concern about addressing the problems of depleting fossil fuel sources and the green house gas emissions. The effective use of ethanol either as a neat fuel or as a mixture with gasoline has proved technically feasible and environmentally acceptable. Electric Vehicle (EV) which is a Zero emission vehicle is yet to be accepted due to its poor drivability range. Hence Hybrid Electric Vehicles is emerging as an alternate solution that overcome the disadvantages of EV's and the existing prime movers can suitably be combined with the electric drive to produce optimal results. This paper discusses Hybrid Electric Vehicles using flexible fuel systems which suits the Indian road conditions and its driving cycle.
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DOI
https://doi.org/10.4271/2004-28-0053
Pages
7
Citation
Jagadeesan, T., Nagarajan, G., and Dhananjayan, M., "On the Operation of a Hybrid Electric Vehicle with Ethanol Flexible Fuel System for Indian Transportation Sector," SAE Technical Paper 2004-28-0053, 2004, https://doi.org/10.4271/2004-28-0053.
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Published
Jan 16, 2004
Product Code
2004-28-0053
Content Type
Technical Paper
Language
English