Plug-In Hybrids Report  
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Plug-in Hybrids are one of the fastest growing segments of the global hybrid-EV market. This report looks at the latest challenges and developments in this fast emerging sector.

Covered are grid connectivity, Plug-n hybrid Technology and Vehicle Availablity.

The report also includes profiles of 22 suppliers involved in the Hybrid Vehicle Sector.

Background to this Research

Over the past few years the world, and particularly Japan and the US, have taken to gasoline hybrid vehicles in substantial numbers although realistic fuel consumption has often failed to live up to early expectations. What this has indicated however, is the willingness today of some consumers to explore at least partially electric powertrain options, and although the various OEM strategies operating in the HEV sector do not necessarily lead to huge fuel savings, they can be seen as the initial step on the road to vehicle electrification.

Table of Contents:
 
 Introduction
 
 Challenges in PHEV deployment
 
 Development of the Plug-in Hybrid Market
 
 Environmental Performance
 The influence of government policy
 
 Grid connectivity
 
 Grid connectivity standardisation
 Electric Vehicle Supply Equipment (EVSE)
 Battery exchange systems
 
 Plug-in hybrid Technology
 
 Advanced battery technology
 Current battery manufacturing trends
 Supercapacitors and ultracapacitors
 PHEV transmissions
 Regenerative braking
 Electric motors
 DC Motors
 Aftermarket conversions
 
 Plug-in Hybrid vehicle availability
 
 Company Profiles
 
 Aisin AW
 Axeon Holdings
 Azure Dynamics
 Cobasys
 Continental
 Denso
 Eaton
 Hitachi
 JATCO
 Johnson Controls
 Keihin
 Maxwell Technologies
 NessCap
 Saft
 Sanyo
 Sumitomo Wiring
 TDK
 Toyota Industries
 UQM
 Visteon
 Yazaki
 ZF
 
 Table of Figures
 
 Figure 1: PHEV Timeline
 Figure 2: HEV model introductions by year - US
 Figure 3: HEV percentage share of US vehicle sales
 Figure 4: PHEVs amongst a suite of powertrain options for GHG reduction
 Figure 5: UK vehicle fleet de-carbonisation roadmap
 Figure 6: Current production and reserves of lithium (2007)
 Figure 7: Market price and world production of lithium illustrating the recent impact of Chilean production
 Figure 8: Global PHEV production
 Figure 9: Electricity generation effects GHG emissions performance
 Figure 10: US Annual reduction in GHG production through PHEV adoption
 Figure 11: PHEV annual costs
 Figure 12: PHEV electricity demand by time of day
 Figure 13: PHEV electricity demand in the US
 Figure 14: A utility vision of a smart grid installation
 Figure 15: A solar recharging facility in Santa Monica California
 Figure 16: Changes in utility customer relationships
 Figure 17: A schematic showing smart grid connectivity elements
 Figure 18: Different options for grid connection
 Figure 19: Battery recharge and exchange systems
 Figure 40: A Toyota Prius PHEV using a road side charging facility in London
 Figure 20: Better Place battery exchange system
 Figure 21: Charge depletion to charge sustaining transition for PHEV battery packs
 Figure 22: Hybrid electric vehicle drive configurations
 Figure 23: Cost-performance of battery technologies
 Figure 24: Battery price trend forecast
 Figure 25: Estimates of battery price development versus volume production
 Figure 26: Battery technology evolution
 Figure 27: Energy storage overview
 Figure 28: A typical ZEBRA battery module
 Figure 29: Lithium-ion battery pack
 Figure 30: Energy density versus output density in battery systems
 Figure 31: A Ragone plot showing energy density vs power density for various energystorage devices
 Figure 32: One-Mode Hybrid Input-Split EVT
 Figure 33: Two-Mode Hybrid Input-Split EVT
 Figure 34: One-Mode Hybrid Input-Split EVT
 Figure 35: Two-Mode Hybrid with Input-Split and Compound-Split EVT Modes
 Figure 36: Two-mode hybrid transmission
 Figure 37: Regenerative Braking System
 Figure 38: EV motors
 Figure 39: Switch reluctance machines
 Figure 41: An early conversion for the PHEV Prius utilising 15 additional lead-acid batteries
 Figure 42: PHEV and EV model status and availability

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