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Electric Vehicles

where to go

Jorge Martins
(Un. do Minho)

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Electric cars
What existed

max speed: 100 km/h


Le Jamais Content
1899

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Electric cars
What existed

max speed: 60 km/h bateries: 1800 kg


Lohner-
1901 4 motor-in-wheel
Porsche

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Electric cars
What existed

max speed: 13 km/h range: 36 km


Lunar
production: 4 price: 380 000 000 $
Rover

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Electric cars
What existed

max speed: 24 km/h range: 80 km


Sinclair
production: 12 000 price: 400 £
C5

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Electric cars
What existed

max speed: 20 km/h range: 40 km


Segway
2 motor-in-wheel price: 6 500 €

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Electric cars
What existed

max speed: 130 km/h range: 150 km


GM
1160 buit; 1990 price: 34 000 $
EV1

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Electric cars
they are here and they are good

max speed: 200 km/h range: 390 km


Tesla
0-100km/h: 4.0 s price: 100 000 $

6831 batteries
450 kg

500 sold

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Electric cars
they are here and they are good

max speed: 209 km/h range: 300 km


Lightning
0-100km/h: 4.0 s price: 155 000 €

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Electric cars
Some were sold by the million

Honda Insight Toyota Prius

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Electric cars
some are small, city cars

max speed: 80 km/h range: 100 km


Kewet
0-50km/h: 7.0 s price: 28 000 €
(Buddy)

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Electric cars
some are small, city cars

max speed: 130 km/h range: 160 km


Mitsubishi
available from 2009 price: 25 000 €
iMIEV

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Electric cars
other are commercial vehicles (including milk floats)

max speed: 80 km/h range: 160 km


Edison
price: ~60 000 €
Ampere

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Electric cars
some are getting visibility with the London tax

max speed: 50 km/h range: 80 km


Reva 2500 vehicles built price: 9 000 €
(30000/year potential)

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Electric cars
Who are making electric cars? Batteries companies

max speed: 55 km/h range: 190 km


Electrovaya
price: 20 000 $

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Electric cars
Who are making electric cars? Chinese Companies

max speed: 160 km/h range: 400 km


BYD
0-100km/h: 8.0 s price: 22 000 $

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Electric cars
Who are making electric cars? Chinese Companies

Flybo

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Electric cars
Who are making electric cars? Chinese Companies

Huoyun

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Electric cars
Who are making electric cars? Chinese Companies

Jiayuan

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Electric cars
Who are making electric cars? Traditional OEM

max speed: 150 km/h range: 250 km


Mini 500 vehicles for
0-100km/h: 8.5 s
test (2008)

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Electric cars
Who are making electric cars? Traditional OEM

max speed: 120 km/h range: 110 km


Smart innovative drivetrain 200 vehicles on
design tests (2007)

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Electric cars
Who are making electric cars? Traditional OEM

max speed: 45 km/h range: 50 km


GEM
for sale in Portugal price: 14 000 €
(Chrysler)

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Electric cars
Who are making electric cars? Traditional OEM

max speed: 50 km/h range: 80 km


Aixam
quadriciclo price: 12-20 000 €
Mega

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Electric cars
Extreme electric vehicles

400m: 270 km/h; 4.7 s power: 350 kW


Killacycle 990 A123
0-100km/h: 1.4 s
bateries

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Electric cars
Extreme electric vehicles

max speed: 508 km/h 10 000 batteries


Buckeye
300 kW batteries: 900 kg
Bullet

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Electric cars
Concept cars

max speed: 370 km/h range: 200 km


Eliica
0-100km/h: 4.0 s 8 motor-in-wheel

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Electric cars
Concept cars

1997 range: 500 km


AC
0-100km/h: 4.0 s batteries: 317 kg
Propulsion

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Electric cars
Concept cars

stackable
MIT City Car
2 motor-in-wheel

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Electric cars
What do we learn from these cars?

 performance is not an issue (except range)


 electric motors do not constrain vehicle design
 no conventional design
 market niches
 energy storage is the main problem
 charging is a constrain
 several technical solutions for charging (including
range extenders and battery replacement)

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Electric cars
How to improve?

 energy storage
• better batteries
• supercapacitors

 intensive regenerative braking

 energy control
• efficient control of load
• efficient charging
• system capable of absorbing extreme power (regenerative braking)

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Electric cars
How to improve?

 “in vehicle” energy production (extended range,


fuel cells)
• high efficient ICE
• cheap fuel cells runing on liquid fuel

 weight
• lighter energy storage devices
• lighter construction (materials, manufacturing processes)
• energy storage vs in vehicle energy production

 powertrain design solutions


• motors with capability for extreme power (regenerative braking)
• motor-in-wheel units

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Electric cars
What are the challenges?

 batteries with better power density than supercapacitors


 supercapacitors with better energy storage than batteries
 minimizing recharging time without straining the grid
 very efficient “in vehicle” energy production
 powertrain moving parts exclusively within the wheels
 compact, efficient, powerfull and resistant motor-in-
wheels
 eco-friendly materials intensive use
 body and frame design

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