A Review on Optimal Design of Hybrid Electric Vehicles and Electric Vehicles

Hybrid Electric Vehicles (HEV), Fuel Cell based vehicles and electric vehicles are the major trend in the automobile industry and they are becoming an alternative to the conventional vehicle systems. In near future, these technologies will completely change the entire perspective of the industry. As the technology is evolving there is an eventual need for the research and development of the technology. This paper is structured in a way to propose an optimal design strategy for the various configurations employed in it. The first section provides the brief introduction of the various technologies followed by the various configurations involved in the design of the vehicles. Third section gives a view on the impact of these configuration on the vehicle performance and how it is been managed in real time.