Battery Electric Vehicle (BEV) or Range Extended Electric Vehicle (REEV)? —Deciding Between Different Alternative Drives Based on Measured Individual Operational Profiles

Abstract

In recent years, a large number of concepts for drive train electrification and a correspondingbroad variety of available drive trainconfigurations were presented to the public. They all have their pros and cons for the customer. This paper discusses a tool enabling the customer to select the drive train which is best suited to his individual purposes. The presented approach focuses on BEV and REEV and is characterized by a three-step procedure:-the customer's individual driving behaviour is measured;-individualized driving cycles and operational habits including the daily kilometrage are derived;-numerical models of the alternative drive train concepts are run to simulate the energy consumption by applying these individualized cycles. The study reveals that battery sizing is the most important component. of the kilometers (corresponding toIt would be more efficient to use a REEV with a smaller battery instead of a BEV: at a given range of 50 km the BEV covers 50% 90% of all daily distances) while the REEV covers 100% of all daily distances, out of it 70% on electric driving. This leads to less CO2emission compared to the combined use of BEV and conventional cars. The REEV with the smallest battery is amortized first referred to conventional cars. The influence of the individual usage pattern can be translated to operational costs. The REEV urban driver covers 85% by electric driving and has thus lower operational costs than the REEV inter-urban driver with 64% electric driving. © 2013, IFP Energies nouvelles.