Battery Sizing for Plug-in Hybrid Electric Vehicles in Beijing: A TCO Model Based Analysis

This paper proposes a total cost of ownership (TCO) model for battery sizing of plug-in hybrid electric vehicles (PHEVs). The proposed systematic TCO model innovatively integrates the Beijing driving database and optimal PHEV energy management strategies developed earlier. The TCO, including battery...

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Main Authors: Cong Hou, Hewu Wang, Minggao Ouyang
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2014-08-01
Series:Energies
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Online Access:http://www.mdpi.com/1996-1073/7/8/5374