This report presents the results of the first phase of Argonne National Laboratory's (ANL's)
examination of the costs and energy impacts of light-duty hybrid electric vehicles (HEVs). We …

Various types of electric-drive and other clean-fuel vehicles continue to be of interest as a
means to control motor vehicle pollution and to curb petroleum use both in the US and in …

Background Several automobile companies are introducing hybrid electric vehicles (HEV),
with others expected to follow soon. These early HEVs vary in many ways: vehicle platform …

Motor vehicles are a core technology of our modern life and economy. But motor vehicles,
motor fuels, and the road system unfortunately pollute our air, soil and water, depend on …

This paper is written to provide information on the fuel efficiency, emissions and energy cost
of vehicles ranging from a pure electric (ZEV) to gasoline hybrid vehicles with electric range …

The introduction of Toyota's hybrid electric vehicle (HEV), the Prius, in Japan has generated
considerable interest in HEV technology among US automotive experts. In a follow-up …

The Advanced Vehicle Testing Activity (AVTA), part of the US Department of Energy's
FreedomCAR and Vehicle Technologies Program, has conducted testing of advanced …

Toyota's introduction of a hybrid electric vehicle (HEV) named “Prius” in Japan and Honda's
proposed introduction of an HEV in the United States have generated considerable interest …

1.1 OBJECTIVE The increasing cost of gasoline and the advances in technology for longer
range electric vehicles (EVs) and plug-in hybrid electric vehicles (PHEVs) have had an …

Automakers and governments are actively investigating what it will take to shift to a fleet of
electric vehicles in various markets around the world. Among the critical questions about …