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Real Drive Well-to-Wheel Energy Analysis of Conventional and Electrified Car Powertrains

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  • Fabio Orecchini

    (Center for Automotive Research and Evolution (CARe), Department of Sustainability Engineering (DIS), Guglielmo Marconi University, via Plinio 44, 00193 Rome, Italy)

  • Adriano Santiangeli

    (Center for Automotive Research and Evolution (CARe), Department of Sustainability Engineering (DIS), Guglielmo Marconi University, via Plinio 44, 00193 Rome, Italy)

  • Fabrizio Zuccari

    (Center for Automotive Research and Evolution (CARe), Department of Sustainability Engineering (DIS), Guglielmo Marconi University, via Plinio 44, 00193 Rome, Italy)

Abstract

Reducing fuel consumption and global emissions in the automotive sector has been a main focus of vehicle technology development for long time. The most effective goal to achieve the overall sustainability objectives is to reduce the need for non-renewable and fossil resources. Five vehicles, two conventional ICE, two hybrid-electric, and one pure electric powertrain, are considered. Non-renewable primary energy consumption and CO 2 emissions are calculated for each powertrain considered. All data—including calculated values—are based on the experimental measure of fuel consumption taken in real driving conditions. The data were recorded in an experimental campaign in Rome, Italy on urban, extra-urban streets, and highway on a total of 5400 km and 197 h of road acquisitions. The analysis shows significant reductions in non-renewable fossil fuel consumption and CO 2 emissions of hybrid-electric powertrains compared to conventional ones (petrol and diesel engines). Furthermore, a supplementary and very interesting comparison analysis was made between the values of energy consumptions measured during the tests in real driving conditions and the values deriving from the NEDC and WLTP homologation cycles.

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  • Fabio Orecchini & Adriano Santiangeli & Fabrizio Zuccari, 2020. "Real Drive Well-to-Wheel Energy Analysis of Conventional and Electrified Car Powertrains," Energies, MDPI, vol. 13(18), pages 1-21, September.
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