Monday, December 5, 2016

A comparative assessment of battery and fuel cell electric vehicles using a well-to-wheel analysis



Type
Journal Article
Author
Mengyu Li
Author
Xiongwen Zhang
URL
Volume
94
Pages
693-704
Publication
Energy
Date
January 1, 2016
Abstract
Battery electric vehicles (BEVs) and fuel cell electric vehicles (FCEVs) are increasingly popular due to growing concerns about climate change, urban air pollution and oil dependence. Authors describe the results of well-to-wheel (WTW) analyses for BEVs and FCEVs in different energy resource and technology pathways in China in terms of fossil energy use, total energy use and greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions.
The energy types include coal, natural gas, renewable energy and nuclear energy resources. Special attention is given to the effects of vehicle heating loads on the WTW performances of BEVs and FCEVs. Energy use and GHG emissions reductions from BEVs and FCEVs in different pathways are examined and compared to those of gasoline-based internal engine vehicles (ICEVs).

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