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Transportation-related energy consumption and air quality problems have continued to attract public attentions. A variety of emerging technologies have been proposed and/or developed to address these issues. In recent years, electric vehicles (EVs) are deemed to be very promising in reducing traffic related fuel consumption and pollutant emissions, due to the use of electric batteries as the only energy source. On the other hand, recent research shows that additional energy savings can be achieved with the aid of Eco-driving system in a connected vehicle environment (e.g., Eco-approach at signalized intersections). However, most of the existing eco-driving research is only focused on the internal combustion engine (ICE) vehicles thus far. There is still lack of convincing evidence (especially with real-world implementation) of how these connected eco-driving technologies impacts the energy efficiency of EVs. To fill this gap, this chapter provides a real-world example of quantifying the energy synergy of combining vehicle connectivity, vehicle automation and vehicle electrification, by designing, implementing and testing an eco-approach and departure (EAD) system for EVs with real-world driving data.
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Qi, X., Barth, M.J., Wu, G., Boriboonsomsin, K., Wang, P. (2018). Energy Impact of Connected Eco-driving on Electric Vehicles. In: Meyer, G., Beiker, S. (eds) Road Vehicle Automation 4. Lecture Notes in Mobility. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-60934-8_10
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