Open AccessA General Overview on Hybrid and Electric Vehicles
Author(s) -
Pedro Melo
Publication year - 2017
Publication title -
neutro à terra
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 1647-5496
pISSN - 1647-5488
DOI - 10.26537/neutroaterra.v0i11.477
Subject(s) - battery (electricity) , electric vehicle , computer science , energy management , fuel cells , fossil fuel , systems engineering , point (geometry) , automotive engineering , risk analysis (engineering) , energy (signal processing) , engineering , business , power (physics) , statistics , physics , geometry , mathematics , quantum mechanics , chemical engineering , waste management
The economical and environment impacts of fossil energies increased the interest for hybrid, battery and fuel-cell electric vehicles. Several demanding engineering challenges must be faced, motivated by different physical domains integration. This paper aims to present an overview on hybrid (HEV) and electric vehicles (EV) basic structures and features. In addition, it will try to point out some of the most relevant challenges to overcome for HEV and EV may be a solid option for the mobility issue. New developments in energy storage devices and energy management systems (EMS) are crucial to achieve this goal.