Well-to-wheel greenhouse gas emissions and energy use analysis of hypothetical fleet of electrified vehicles in Canada and the U.S.

The shift to strong hybrid and electrified vehicle architectures engenders controversy and brings about many unanswered questions. It is unclear whether developed markets will have the infrastructure in place to support and successfully implement them. To date, limited effort has been made to comprehend if the energy and transportation solutions that work well for one city or geographic region may extend broadly. A region's capacity to supply a fleet of EVs, or plug-in hybrid vehicles with the required charging infrastructure, does not necessarily make such vehicle architectures an optimal solution. In this study, a mix of technologies ranging from HEV to PHEV and EREV through to Battery Electric Vehicles were analyzed and set in three Canadian Provinces and 3 U.S. Regions for the year 2020. Government agency developed environmental software tools were used to estimate greenhouse gas emissions and energy use. Projected vehicle technology shares were employed to estimate regional environmental implications. Alternative vehicle technologies and fuels are recommended for each region based on local power generation schemes.

Name thesis:degree_name

Master of Applied Science (MASc)

Discipline thesis:degree_discipline

Automotive Engineering

Grantor

University of Ontario Institute of Technology

Year dc:date.issued

2010

Author dc:creator

• Maduro, Miguelangel

Advisor dc:contributor.advisor

• Rohrauer, Greg

• Well-to-wheel
• Greenhouse gas
• Electric vehicle
• Hybrid
• PHEV
• Fuel cell
• Energy use

Language dc:language.iso

en

Handle dc:identifier.uri

https://hdl.handle.net/10155/141

OAI identifier oai:identifier

oai:ontariotechu.scholaris.ca:10155/141