Plug-in Hybrid Electric Vehicles
DOE's Advanced Vehicle Testing Activity (AVTA), INL, and testing partner Electric Transportation Engineering Corporation initiated Plug-in Hybrid Electric Vehicle (PHEV) testing activities during the second half
of 2006. PHEVs are similar to hybrid electric vehicles with a few exceptions - PHEVs have much larger battery packs, allowing for increased all-electric and/or electric-assist range, and PHEVs must be connected to
the electric grid to fully recharge the onboard battery packs. The AVTA's PHEV activities include:
- Development of the PHEV Integrated Test Plan and Evaluation Program, which is used to conduct accelerated onroad and baseline performance (dynamometer and test track) testing
- Testing is being conducted on nine PHEV models, with most of the PHEVs from conversion companies. The conversion companies and the base models include: the Hymotion Prius, Hymotion Escape,
EnergyCS Prius, Renault Kangoo, HybridsPlus Escape, HybridsPlus Prius, Electrovaya Escape, Green Car Company Prius, and E85 capable Ford Escape
- Onroad data collection has started for more than 50 PHEVs already deployed with onboard data loggers being used to capture real-world fleet operations data, including vehicle operations
and charging profiles. All of the testing results will be posted on these AVTA Webpages
Plug-in Hybrid Electric Vehicle Test Plan
- DRAFT Plug-in Hybrid Electric Vehicle (PHEV) Integrated Test Plan and Evaluation Program for Review
(PDF
1.3MB)
Vehicle Testing Reports
Several types of testing have been done to date on PHEVs, including PHEVAmerica Baseline Performance testing and Accelerated testing.
2007 Hymotion PHEV Escape Conversion
- Baseline Performance (PHEVAmerica) Testing
(PDF
175kB)
- Accelerated Testing Methods
(PDF
26kB)
and results for the Hymotion Escape
(PDF
161kB)
- Fleet Demonstration Test Results for Hymotion Escape PHEVs
(PDF
52kB)
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2007 Hymotion PHEV Prius Conversion
- Gen I Battery Baseline Performance (PHEVAmerica) Testing
(PDF
627kB)
- Gen II Battery Baseline Performance (PHEVAmerica) Testing
(PDF
763kB)
- Accelerated Testing Methods
(PDF
26kB)
and results for the Hymotion Prius with the Version I battery
(PDF
164kB)
- Hymotion Prius PHEV Fleet Testing (Kvaser data logger) Summary Results to date (6/10) (PDF
249kB).
2008 Summary Results (PDF
443kB),
2009 Summary Results (PDF
217kB), and
2010 Summary Results (PDF
245kB).
- Hymotion Prius PHEV Fleet Testing (V2Green data logger) Summary Results to date (6/10) (
PDF
252kB).
2008 Summary Results (PDF
401kB),
2009 Summary Results (PDF
230kB) and
2010 Summary Results (PDF
253kB).
- Monthly Summary Results for December 09 (PDF
205kB),
January 2010 (PDF
206kB),
February 2010 (PDF
205kB),
March 2010 (PDF
161kB),
April 2010 (PDF
161kB),
May 2010 (PDF
204kB),
June 2010 (PDF
237kB).
Additional Monthly Summary Results for 2009 (See Library)
- Month-by-month summary Hymotion PHEV Performance with V2Green data loggers (PDF
523kB)
PHEV Report Notes (PDF
37kB).
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2007 Electrovaya Escape PHEV Conversion
- Baseline Performance (PHEVAmerica) Testing (PDF
630kB)
- Accelerated Testing Methods (PDF
26kB) and results for the Electrovaya Escape (PDF
73kB)
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Hybrids Plus Escape PHEV Conversion
- Hybrids Plus Escape PHEV (K2 Energy Solutions Battery) Fleet Testing Summary Results
(PDF
436kB)
- Hybrids Plus Escape PHEV (Hybrids Plus Battery) Fleet Testing Summary Results
(PDF
389kB)
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2006 EnergyCS PHEV Prius Conversion
- Baseline Performance (PHEVAmerica) Testing (PDF
2.5MB)
- Accelerated Testing Methods (PDF
26kB) and results for the EnergyCS Prius (PDF
158kB)
- EnergyCS Prius with Valance PHEV Battery Pack
- Fleet Testing Results for 2008 (PDF
68kB)
- Fleet Testing Results for 2009 (PDF
77kB)
- EnergyCS Prius with Altairnano PHEV Battery Pack
- Fleet Testing Results for 2008 (PDF
64kB)
- Fleet Testing Results for 2009 (PDF
76kB)
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2003 Renault Kangoo PHEV
- Baseline Performance (PHEVAmerica) Testing (PDF
409kB)
- Accelerated Testing Methods (PDF
26kB) and results for the Renault Kangoo (PDF
168kB)
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Other Information or Reports
- Tacoma Power/AVTA PHEV Demand and Energy Cost Demonstration Analysis Report - May 2010
(PDF
3.2MB)
- Effect of Driving Intensity and Incomplete Charging on the Fuel Economy of a Hymotion Prius PHEV Report - October 2009
(PDF
105kB)
- PHEV Testing and Demonstration - PHEV 09 (SLIDES) Montreal, Canada - September 2009
(PDF
2.0MB)
- Plug-In 2009: PHEV Testing and Demonstration Activities (SLIDES) August 2009, Long Beach, CA
(PDF
674kB)
- PHEV Charging Infrastructure Review Report - November 2008
(PDF
837kB)
- PHEV Fuel Use Reporting Methods and Results July 2009
(PDF
1.1MB)
- Power Up Summit 2009: AVTA North America and Washington State PHEV Testing Results (SLIDES) May 2009
(PDF
3.6MB)
- PHEV Testing Results and Fleet Demonstration (SLIDES) EVS-24 Stavanger, Norway May 2009
(PDF
892kB)
- PHEV Demonstration in Seattle, Washington Area - Fact Sheet
(PDF
947kB)
- PHEV Demonstration in Washington State - Fact Sheet
(PDF
2.2MB)
