Full Title: Transitions to Alternative Transportation Technologies--Plug-in Hybrid Electric Vehicles
Author(s): National Academy of Sciences
Publisher(s): National Academy of Sciences
Publication Date: January 1, 2010
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Description (excerpt):
The nation has compelling reasons to reduce its consumption of oil and emissions of carbon dioxide. Plug-in hybrid electric vehicles (PHEVs) promise to contribute to both goals by allowing some miles to be driven on electricity drawn from the grid, with an internal combustion engine that kicks in when the batteries are discharged. However, while battery technology has made great strides in recent years, batteries are still very expensive.
This report builds on a 2008 National Research Council (NRC) report on hydrogen fuel cell vehicles (HFCVs).