Distance Traveled Dependence of Environmental Performance of Plug-In Hybrid Vehicles: Validations with Series-hybrid Vehicle Simulation

In this paper, a series-type plug-in hybrid vehicle simulator is used to validate the distance traveled dependence of environmental performance of the plug-in hybrid vehicles proposed in our previous paper is established. First, the characteristics of the distance traveled dependence such as cross-point and the difference of CO
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emissions between AE and BLD controls are confirmed. Also, the appropriateness and usefulness of the propositions, including the CD mode control selection policy, the optimal BLD control, and the indicator BCPI (blended control performance indicator), which can simply evaluate the effect of BLD control, are valid.