In-Life Range Modularity for Electric Vehicles: The Environmental Impact of a Range-Extender Trailer System

Purpose: In the light of decarbonizing the passenger car sector, several technologies are available today. In this paper, we distinguish plug-in hybrid electric vehicles (PHEV), electric vehicles (EV) with a modest battery capacity of 40 kWh, and long-range EVs with 90 kWh installed. Given that the...

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Main Authors: Nils Hooftman, Maarten Messagie, Frédéric Joint, Jean-Baptiste Segard, Thierry Coosemans
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2018-06-01
Series:Applied Sciences
Subjects:
CO2
LCA
Online Access:http://www.mdpi.com/2076-3417/8/7/1016