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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.

2010 Ford Escape Advanced Research Vehicle Baseline Performance (PHEVAmerica) Testing (PDF 868KB) Summary Results to date (4/12) (PDF 196KB) 2012 Summary Results (PDF 195KB) Monthly Summary Results for February 2012 (PDF 176KB), and March 2012 (PDF 176KB). April 2012 (PDF 175KB). Additional Monthly and Yearly Summary Results for 2009, 2010, and 2011 (See Library) Ford PHEV Report Notes (PDF 48KB)

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)

2007 Hymotion PHEV Prius Conversion Hymotion Prius Conversion PHEV Demonstration Summary Report (PDF 2.6MB) 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 (12/10) (PDF 249KB). Hymotion Prius PHEV Fleet Testing (V2Green data logger) Summary Results to date (9/11) ( PDF 253KB). Monthly Summary Results for July 2011 (PDF 235KB), August 2011 (PDF 236KB), and September 2011 (PDF 237KB). Additional Monthly and Yearly Summary Results for 2009, 2010, and 2011 (See Library) Month-by-month summary Hymotion PHEV Performance with V2Green data loggers (PDF 523KB) PHEV Report Notes (PDF 37KB). Hymotion Prius Charging and Driving Behavior. Personal-use Vehicles Fall 08 - Spring 10 (PDF 128KB) Hymotion Prius Charging and Driving Behavior. Comercial-use Vehicles 2009 (PDF 131KB)

2007 Electrovaya Escape PHEV Conversion Baseline Performance (PHEVAmerica) Testing (PDF 630KB) Accelerated Testing Methods (PDF 26KB) and results for the Electrovaya Escape (PDF 73KB)

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)

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)

2003 Renault Kangoo PHEV Baseline Performance (PHEVAmerica) Testing (PDF 409KB) Accelerated Testing Methods (PDF 26KB) and results for the Renault Kangoo (PDF 168KB)

Other Information or Reports

• Vehicle to EVSE Smart Grid Communications Interface Research and Testing Report - September 2011 (PDF 17MB)
• 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) Long Beach, CA - August 2009 (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) Wenatchee, WA - 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)