Title
Het Audi Duo concept in de praktijk: milieuprestaties en de kansen en belemmeringen voor marktintroductie, bepaald in het Demonstratieproject Audi Duo
Author
Energieonderzoek Centrum Nederland TNO Wegtransportmiddelen
van den Bosch, A.
Hendriksen, P.
van Arkel, W.G.
Elst, D.A.M.M.
Scheepers, M.J.J.
Volkers, C.H.
Publication year
2000
Abstract
This report describes the methodology and results for an assessment of environmental performance of a parallel hybrid vehicle, as well as an investigation into user experiences that may promote or hinder market introduction of this type of car. A parallel hybrid vehicle is powered either by a combustion engine or by an electric engine. For the environmental assessment and the investigation of user experiences a demonstration project was conducted with 10 Audi duo parallel hybrid vehicles. During the course of the project, the vehicles were driven by a wide range of users and user groups. In total 93 persons have participated in the project. The user patterns and experiences of all users were investigated by means of a user survey. Three vehicles were equipped with an on-board monitoring system, recording speed-time patterns and various drive line parameters. Based on the outcome of the user surveys and the recorded vehicle data, a set of representative driving cycles was developed for specific ‘fields of application’. On a chassis dynamometer, the Audi duo was tested on these cycles for the evaluation of energy use and emissions. The results were compared with measurements of a reference vehicle to provide insight in the environmental benefits of the Audi duo under various real-life conditions and the relation to user behaviour. The user survey resulted in information on the user experiences with the Audi duo that gave insight into possible obstacles for the market introduction of hybrid vehicles and how to overcome them.
Dit rapport beschrijft de methodiek en de resultaten van het onderzoek naar de milieuprestaties en de kansen en belemmeringen voor marktintroductie van het Audi duo concept. De Audi duo is een hybride auto, dat wil zeggen een auto met een elektro- en een verbrandingsmotor, en is gebaseerd op een Audi A4 Avant. Het onderzoek is uitgevoerd door ECN Beleidsstudies en TNO-Wegtransportmiddelen in opdracht van Pon’s Automobielhandel BV en financieel mede mogelijk gemaakt door subsidie van Novem in het kader van het DEMO-programma van VROM. Coördinatie van het project lag in handen van Mercire en het marktonderzoeksbureau Ergo heeft bijgedragen aan het uitvoeren van enquêtes.
Subject
Public opinion
Hybrid electric-powered vehicles
Environmental effects
Data acquisition
Emission
Performance testing
Demonstration programs
Market
Fuel consumption
Attitudes
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TNO identifier
824493
Report number
ECN-C--00-073
Publisher
ECN TNO, Petten Delft
Document type
report