An innovation and policy agenda for commercially competitive plug-in hybrid electric vehicles

By D. Lemoine, Daniel M. Kammen, A. Farrell. 2008

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Plug-in hybrid electric vehicles (PHEVs) can use both grid-supplied electricity and liquid fuels. We show that under recent conditions, millions of PHEVs could have charged economically in California during both peak and off-peak hours even with modest gasoline prices and real-time electricity pricing. Special electricity rate tariffs already in place for electric vehicles could successfully render on-peak charging uneconomical and off-peak charging very attractive. However, unless battery prices fall by at least a factor of two, or gasoline prices double, the present value of fuel savings is smaller than the marginal vehicle costs, likely slowing PHEV market penetration in California. We also find that assumptions about how PHEVs are charged strongly influence the number of PHEVs that can be charged before the electric power system must be expanded. If most PHEVs are charged after the workday, and thus after the time of peak electricity demand, our forecasts suggest that several million PHEVs could be deployed in California without requiring new generation capacity, and we also find that the state’s PHEV fleet is unlikely to reach into the millions within the current electricity sector planning cycle. To ensure desirable outcomes, appropriate technologies and incentives for PHEV charging will be needed if PHEV adoption becomes mainstream.

Subfields: Automotive Engineering, Electrical and Electronic Engineering, Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment

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Effects of providing total cost of ownership information on consumers’ intent to purchase a hybrid or plug-in electric vehicle (2015, methodology): “Most engineering-economic analysis including the work by Al-Alawi and Bradley (2013) base their generic vehicle on models from EPRI (2001, 2004), Simpson (2006) and Lemoine et al. (2008).”
Electric vehicles: How much range is required for a day’s driving? (2011, background): “, 2010), charging algorithms for minimized operator cost (Lemoine et al., 2008; Lemoine and Kammen, 2009), and vehicle based predictive driving patterns to maximize time available for V2G services (Kamboj et al.”
Impact of Battery Weight and Charging Patterns on the Economic and Environmental Benefits of Plug-in Hybrid Vehicles (2009, unknown): “The base total battery capacity cost is assumed to be $1000/kWh (Lemoine et al., 2008), and future low cost cases are examined in a sensitivity analysis.”
A Cost Benefit Analysis of a V2G-Capable Electric School Bus Compared to a Traditional Diesel School Bus (2014, background): “While other studies have investigated the costs and benefits of electrifying privately owned vehicles [11], this analysis is novel for its focus on public fleet vehicles and V2G capabilities.”
Decentralized charging control for large populations of plug-in electric vehicles (2010, background): “For example, if a large number of PEVs began charging around the time most people finish their evening commute, a new demand peak could result, possibly requiring substantial new generation capacity and ramping capability [1].”