Impacts of replacement of engine powered vehicles by electric vehicles on energy consumption and CO2 emissions |
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| Institution: | 1. Pontifical Catholic University of Minas Gerais, Department of Mechanical Engineering, Av. Dom José Gaspar, 500, 30535-901 Belo Horizonte, MG, Brazil;2. Birmingham City University, School of Engineering and the Built Environment, Millenium Point, Curzon St, Birmingham B4 7XG, UK;1. Department of Engineering for Innovation, University of Salento, Italy;2. Enel Distribuzione Spa, Network Technologies Department, Italy;1. Chair of Energy Economics, French-German Institute for Environmental Research (DFIU), Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT), Hertzstraße 16, Karlsruhe, 76187, Germany;2. Project Competence E (PCE), Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT), Hermann-von-Helmholtz-Platz 1, Eggenstein – Leopoldshafen, 76344, Germany;1. Pontifical Catholic University of Minas Gerais, Department of Mechanical Engineering, Av. Dom José Gaspar, 500, 30535-901 Belo Horizonte, MG, Brazil;2. Birmingham City University, School of Engineering and the Built Environment, Millenium Point, Curzon St, Birmingham B4 7XG, UK;1. National Laboratory of Automotive Performance & Emission Test, School of Mechanical Engineering, Beijing Institute of Technology, Beijing 100081, China;2. State Environmental Protection Key Laboratory of Vehicle Emission Control and Simulation, Chinese Research Academy of Environmental Sciences, Beijing 100012, China;3. Beijing Hyundai Motor Company, Beijing 101300, China |
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| Abstract: | This paper evaluates the impacts on energy consumption and carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from the introduction of electric vehicles into a smart grid, as a case study. The AVL Cruise software was used to simulate two vehicles, one electric and the other engine-powered, both operating under the New European Driving Cycle (NEDC), in order to calculate carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions, fuel consumption and energy efficiency. Available carbon dioxide data from electric power generation in Brazil were used for comparison with the simulated results. In addition, scenarios of gradual introduction of electric vehicles in a taxi fleet operating with a smart grid system in Sete Lagoas city, MG, Brazil, were made to evaluate their impacts. The results demonstrate that CO2 emissions from the electric vehicle fleet can be from 10 to 26 times lower than that of the engine-powered vehicle fleet. In addition, the scenarios indicate that even with high factors of CO2 emissions from energy generation, significant reductions of annual emissions are obtained with the introduction of electric vehicles in the fleet. |
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| Keywords: | Electric vehicles Sustainable transportation Energy Smart grid |
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