Research: Hybrid light vehicles - technologies and trends to 2015
Date published: Wednesday, February 06, 2008
Description
The growth of the global market for hybrid light vehicles has been dramatic, with approximately 25 models launched between 1997 and 2007 and a compounding annual sales growth rate of almost 70% during the last five years.
This report examines existing and emerging ICE-electric hybrid technologies and the market and legislative influences that are driving developments in the sector. It also contains market forecasts for the period to 2015, in addition to profiles of the key suppliers in the sector.
Table of contents:
INTRODUCTION
HISTORY
MARKET DRIVERS
Fuel efficiency
Incentives
Green image
MARKET BARRIERS
Purchase price premium
Real fuel economy
Premium payback
Competition from diesels
TYPES OF ELECTRIC HYBRID DRIVE SYSTEM
Series
Parallel
Series/Parallel
Input-split
Combined-split
Full hybrid
Assist hybrid
Mild hybrid
Diesel hybrids
ENABLING TECHNOLOGY
Batteries
Plug-in hybrids
Electric motors
Regenerative braking
Electrically-driven ancillaries
Integrated starter alternator damper
Belt-driven alternator starter
Stop-start
Electronic components
Intelligent control
MARKETS AND MARKET FORECASTS
The global light vehicle market
The hybrid market to date
Hybrid market forecasts
Hybrid components forecasts
HYBRID MODELS
SUPPLIER SYSTEMS AND COLLABORATIONS
Bosch and Getrag
Continental and ZF
FEV and Raser
Integral Powertrain and NexxtDrive
Quantum and UQM
Ricardo and Valeo
SatCon and Electrovaya
BATTRY DEVELOPMENT CONSORTIA
Advanced Battery Consortium
Automotive Energy Supply
Cobasys
Continental and Compact Power
Enerize and FiFe Batteries
Johnson Controls and Saft
Maxwell and Lishen
Ricardo and QinetiQ
A German alliance
SUPPLIER PROFILES
Aisin Seiki
Bosch
Continental
Delphi
Panasonic EV
Siemens VDO
UQM Technologies
Valeo
Visteon
