...Jim B. Himelic; Frank Kreith Plug-in hybrid electric vehicles (PHEVs) have the potential of substantially reducing petroleum consumption and vehicular CO 2 emissions relative to conventional vehicles. The analysis presented in this article first ascertains the cost-effectiveness of PHEVs from...

... that the oxides of nitrogen could remain within the acceptable level (below 180 ppm) for such a diesel engine. This identifies the great potential of the use of diesel engines as HPU in the series hybrid electrical vehicles. The authors would like to thank Universiti Tenaga Nasional (UNITEN...

... for highly dynamic mass flow. 06 12 2007 23 09 2008 05 02 2009 automobiles design engineering heat recovery hybrid electric vehicles thermoelectric conversion waste recovery Building on previous work in optimization of thermoelectric systems ( 9 10 11 ), the following...

...R. Capata; M. Lora The paper describes the logic of the vehicle’s power management unit (VMU) for the prototype configuration of the LETHE™ (low emissions turbo hybrid electric) vehicle designed by the University of Roma 1. The theoretical and practical feasibility of the concept (a series hybrid...

...R. E. West; Frank Kreith 05 02 2006 10 04 2006 transportation renewable energy sources hybrid electric vehicles Our way of life is on a collision course with geological limitations. Ever since petroleum geologist M. King Hubbard correctly predicted in l956 that U.S. oil...