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Indirect Carbon Emissions and Energy Consumption Model for Electric Vehicles: Indian Scenario
Author(s) -
Kurien Caneon,
Srivastava Ajay Kumar,
Molere Emeric
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
integrated environmental assessment and management
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.665
H-Index - 57
eISSN - 1551-3793
pISSN - 1551-3777
DOI - 10.1002/ieam.4299
Subject(s) - automotive engineering , range (aeronautics) , driving cycle , energy consumption , automotive industry , fuel efficiency , electricity , environmental science , driving range , electric vehicle , energy (signal processing) , transport engineering , engineering , electrical engineering , power (physics) , statistics , physics , mathematics , quantum mechanics , aerospace engineering
The environment‐friendly nature of E‐vehicles (electric vehicles) coupled with higher energy efficiency has increased their popularity in the automotive industry. A detailed study has been conducted in this article to evaluate the role of the energy mix for electricity generation at the charging locations in secondary C emissions from E‐vehicles. The E‐vehicle market is booming in India. Evaluation of indirect C emissions was conducted for 3 energy mix scenarios in India, and the results showed that in the present energy mix scenario, E‐vehicle emissions will be more than that of conventional‐fuel‐based vehicles. An energy consumption model for the E‐vehicle was also developed in this article using MATLAB Simulink, by considering road slope and driving conditions as input parameters. The developed model was tested for 3 driving conditions, namely (i) Flat road at a constant speed, (ii) Extra Urban Driving Cycle (EUDC), and (iii) Real‐time driving condition, to estimate the relation between the energy consumption pattern and the driving range with road slope. Simulation results showed variation in the driving range of the E‐vehicles regarding input parameters like road slope and vehicle speed. Therefore, this model could serve as an effective tool for establishing charging stations at strategic locations. Integr Environ Assess Manag 2020;16:998–1007. © 2020 SETAC