Explore the future of electric vehicles in China using socio-technical scenarios

Smart Integration of Electric Vehicles in the Dutch Power System: Designing mechanisms to manage large volumes of electric vehicle recharging demand in a capacity constrained distribution system

The introduction of large numbers of Electric Vehicles (EV) poses significant challenges to the power infrastructure. The combination of expected consumer recharging behaviour and the technical characteristics of the EV’s recharging power demand could potentially lead to significant increases in peak demand and cause overloads. Conventional...

Reconfigurable battery system for ultra fast charging of industrial electric vehicles

The application of lithium-ion batteries in electric vehicles provides some interesting advantages over lead-acid batteries, for instance the possibility to charge in 15 minutes. Fast charge currents are much larger than common charge currents, creating a need for uncommon hardware, for instance connectors with high current ratings. The client...

Electric Vehicle Diffusion: Exploring Uncertainties using System Dynamics

Sustainable energy development is an important topic nowadays, where new ways to obtain and use the energy are worldwide researched with a common objective, to mitigate the global warming. Two of the main CO2 polluters are the electricity and the transportation sectors. While some renewable energy technologies are taking place in the electricity...

The design of an automotive cockpit module for European urban electric vehicles for 2015.

This graduation project focuses on identifying how the development of new electric vehicle (EV) archetypes could affect automotive engineering and design. Changes will occur throughout the entire vehicle, including the interior and cockpit module in particular. Within the future electric vehicles, cockpits can be totally redesigned to better...

Charging Stations for Urban Settings the design of a product platform for electric vehicle infrastructure in Dutch cities

This paper reflects the essential role of supportive infrastructure in the mass implementation of electric drive vehicle technology. A focus is placed on the development of comprehensive systems that provide efficient and diverse recharging solutions for vehicle drivers. Mass adoption of electric mobility will reflect advances in the vehicles...