Comparison of fuel consumption and emissions of two hybrid electric vehicle configurations

Hybrid electric vehicles have investigated as an alternative form of transportation to minimize environment problems. They offer multiple advantages over conventional vehicles including, among others, decreased fuel consumption and reduced emissions of harmful greenhouse gasses. The objective of the present study is to compare fuel consumption and gas emissions of both parallel and series hybrid electric vehicles by means of an advanced vehicle simulator. These two chosen vehicle types share the same dimensions and have the same mass. The simulation results in city and highway driving cycles were reported and compared and discussed. Finally, some conclusions were drawn and some perspectives of future work were outlined.