Research: Electric, hybrid & fuel cell Commercial Vehicles
Date published: Monday, September 21, 2009
Description
The interest in commercial PEVs, HEVs and FCVs is driven by fuel costs, efforts to improve energy security, concerns about both toxic and greenhouse emissions and an associated range of incentives that are now in place at national and local government levels. However, the barriers to mass-market uptake are numerous and significant.
The market for hybrid commercial vehicles is showing signs of becoming established but those for pure electric and fuel cell-powered commercial vehicles are essentially still at an experimental stage and are attracting only the very earliest of adopters.
Nevertheless, there are now many commercial PEVs, HEVs, PHEVs and FCVs available in the market and the intense levels of research, development and investment in enabling technology and new vehicle production will no doubt result in many more during the next few years.
Table of contents:
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
INTRODUCTION
MARKET DRIVERS
- Fuel prices and energy security
- Carbon dioxide emissions and fuel economy regulations
- Low emissions zones
- No-idling laws
- Incentives
MARKET BARRIERS
- Capital cost
- Operating costs
- RangeElectricity recharging infrastructure
- Electricity grid capacity
- Hydrogen refuelling infrastructure
- Hydrogen production
- On-board hydrogen storage
MARKET DYNAMICS AND FORECASTS
ENABLING TECHNOLOGY
- Batteries
- Lead-acid
- Sodium nickel halide
- Nickel metal hydride
- Lithium
- Super iron
- Supercaps
- Electric motors
- Integrated starter generators
- Electronic components
- Fuel cells
- Regenerative braking
- Brakes
- Electrically-driven ancillaries
- Hydraulic hybrids
- Transmissions
- Supplier systems
- Hybrid systems
- Fuel cell systems
- Retrofit systems
ELECTRIC COMMERCIAL VEHICLES
- Electric delivery vans
- Micro-vans
- Car-based vans
- Light- and medium-duty commercial vans
- Electric trucks
- Micro-trucks
- Pick-ups
- Medium- and heavy-duty trucks
- Electric buses
HYBRID-ELECTRIC COMMERCIAL VEHICLES
- Hybrid light commercial vehicles
- Hybrid medium- and heavy-duty trucks
- Hybrid-electric buses
HYBRID-HYDRAULIC COMMERCIAL VEHICLES
FUEL CELL COMMERCIAL VEHICLES
- Fuel cell light commercial vehicles
- Fuel cell trucks
- Fuel cell buses
