DUBLIN--March 13, 2012: Research and Markets has announced the addition of the "Vehicle Electrification: Market Forces and Demand Characteristics, First Edition" report to their offering.
“Vehicle Electrification: Market Forces and Demand Characteristics, First Edition”
Vehicle electrification is a broad term that typically involves the incorporation of efficient electric motors to displace conventional internal combustion engine (ICE) power. Vehicle electrification may involve simply replacing inefficient belt and gear driven under-the-hood auxiliaries (pumps, heating/air conditioning, cooling fans, etc.) with efficient electric-powered ones. It can also combine electric propulsion with ICEs in various parallel, series, and plug-in hybrid configurations to increase efficiencies, or eliminate the ICE entirely by replacing it with full electric propulsion, such as in a battery- or fuel cell-powered vehicle. Generally, as vehicle power becomes more electric, fuel efficiency improves and cost and complexity increases. Due to fuel prices, vehicle makers are finding it much more feasible to justify electrification, particularly when other benefits are considered.
This report looks at both emerging hybrid-electric vehicle (HEV) and plug-in electric vehicle (PHEV) electric propulsion technologies, along with trends in the battery chemistries used with them. It also examines some of the issues related to infrastructure development for PHEVs, in particular. Although passenger cars get a lot of the press related to these vehicles, some of the better opportunities will be found in commercial, off-road and small, task-oriented vehicles. In these cases, fleet managers and operators will be evaluating the costs and benefits of HEVs and PHEVs, so a cost analysis is also included in this study.
Companies Mentioned: To view the full list of companies and extended table of contents that feature in this extensive report, click the link bleow
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