Consumer Hybrid Vehicles

Series, Parallel, Mild, Full Parallel and Assist Hybrid Cars

As their name implies, hybrid vehicles use some combination of power sources for propulsion. Most often, a standard internal combustion engine (ICE) is combined with an electric motor and battery pack; the electric motor moves the vehicle at slow speeds, and the gas engine takes over when the car needs to move faster. The use of an electric motor can greatly increase gas mileage, and while the electric motor is in operation, the vehicle doesn’t pollute.

What Questions Does This Report Answer?

  • Who makes hybrid vehicles for consumers?
  • Why are automakers required to include hybrid cars in their vehicle fleets?
  • How do hybrid systems work?
  • Why are hybrid vehicles in short supply?
  • Why is there a cost premium for a hybrid vehicle?
  • Which hybrid architectures will be most successful?
  • Which battery chemistries are used most frequently for hybrid vehicles
  • how will that change in the next few years?

Who Needs This Report?

  • Automobile manufacturers
  • Automotive component manufacturers
  • Battery makers
  • Electrical utilities
  • Governmental transportation and tax agencies
  • Oil companies
  • Venture capital firms

Table of Contents


Section 1.
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
1.1. Key Factors Affecting the Market
1.2. Technology Trends
1.3. Forecast Highlights

Section 2.
TECHNOLOGY OVERVIEW
2.1. The Fundamental Motivation for Hybrid Drive
2.2. How Hybrid Systems Work
2.2.1. The Power Transmission Network and Regenerative Braking
2.2.2. Batteries
2.2.3. Voltage and Desirable Characteristics
2.2.4. Battery Requirements
2.2.5. Chemistry
2.2.6. Lead-Acid
2.2.7. Nickel Metal Hydride
2.2.8. Lithium-Ion
2.2.9. Nickel-Sodium Chloride (the Zebra battery)
2.2.10. Battery Comparison
2.2.11. Ultracapacitors
2.2.12. Electric Motors
2.2.13. Controllers and Conditioning Circuitry
2.2.14. Different Types of Hybrid Drives
2.2.15. Types of Hybrid Drives by Degree of Hybridization
2.2.16. Assist or Mild Hybrid Configuration
2.2.17. Full Hybrid Configuration
2.2.18. Types of Hybrids by Drivetrain Structure
2.2.19. Series Hybrid Configuration
2.2.20. Parallel Hybrid Configuration
2.2.21. Series-Parallel Hybrid Configuration
2.2.22. Classification based on Power Source
2.2.23. Belt Alternator Starters
2.2.24. Do Plug-in Hybrids Make Sense?
2.3. Advantages and Disadvantages of Various Alternative Technologies
2.3.1. Hybrid-Electric Vehicles (HEVs)
2.3.2. Advantages of Hybrid Vehicles
2.3.3. Disadvantages of Hybrid Vehicles
2.3.4. Electric Vehicles
2.3.5. Advantages of Electric Vehicles
2.3.6. Disadvantages of Electric Vehicles
2.3.7. Hydrogen Fuel Cell Vehicles
2.3.8. Advantages of Hydrogen Fuel Cell Vehicles
2.3.9. Disadvantages of Hydrogen Fuel Cell Vehicles

Section 3.
BUSINESS AND REGULATORY ISSUES
3.1. Growing a New Business
3.2. Current Trends and Factors Affecting HEV Market
3.2.1. Cost of HEVs
3.2.2. Maintenance Cost
3.2.3. Fuel Cost
3.2.4. Unknown End-of-Life Characteristics
3.2.5. Global Financial Crisis: Impact on Hybrid Vehicle Production - US Focus
3.2.6. Component Suppliers
3.2.7. Lack of Indigenous Battery Manufacturing Companies - A Concern for US Automakers
3.2.8. Consumer Reaction
3.3. Regulatory Scenario
3.3.1. Environmental and Emission Standards
3.3.2. United States Emission and Fuel Economy Regulations
3.3.3. US Environmental Protection Agency - Emission Standards
3.3.4. CAFE Standards and the US Federal Scene
3.3.5. California Air Resources Board (CARB) Emissions Standards
3.3.6. Standards for LEVs and SULEVs
3.3.7. Non-US Emission Regulations
3.3.8. Kyoto Protocol
3.3.9. European Emission Standards and Programs
3.3.10. United Kingdom
3.3.11. Australia
3.3.12. China
3.3.13. India
3.3.14. Japan
3.3.15. Japan Clean Energy Vehicle Diffusion Plan
3.4. Government Incentives and Tax Benefits
3.4.1. China
3.4.2. Germany
3.4.3. Ireland
3.4.4. Japan
3.4.5. Netherlands
3.4.6. UK
3.4.7. US

Section 4.
MARKET OUTLOOK
4.1. Definition of the Consumer Vehicle Market Covered
4.2. Consumer Hybrid Vehicle Market
4.3. Hybrid Architectures
4.4. The Market for Batteries and Electric Motors for Consumer Hybrid Vehicles

Section 5.
COMPANY PROFILES
5.1. OEMs
5.1.1. Audi
5.1.2. BMW
5.1.3. Chrysler LLC
5.1.4. Daimler AG
5.1.5. Ford
5.1.6. General Motors
5.1.7. Honda Motor
5.1.8. Hyundai Motor Company
5.1.9. Mazda
5.1.10. Mitsubishi Motors
5.1.11. Nissan
5.1.12. Porsche
5.1.13. PSA Peugeot Citro??n
5.1.14. Renault
5.1.15. Suzuki
5.1.16. Toyota
5.1.17. Volkswagen
5.2. Battery Suppliers
5.2.1. ECD/Cobasys
5.2.2. GS Yuasa Corporation
5.2.3. Johnson Controls/Varta/Saft
5.2.4. LG Chem
5.2.5. Panasonic EV Energy
5.2.6. Sanyo Energy
5.3. Component Suppliers
5.3.1. A123Systems
5.3.2. Advanced Energy Conversion
5.3.3. Aisin
5.3.4. Continental Automotive Systems
5.3.5. Maxwell Technologies
5.3.6. Robert Bosch GmbH

Section 6.
INDUSTRY DIRECTORY





Tables
  • ICE vs. Parallel Hybrid Energy Usage
  • Battery Features Comparison
  • ZEV Program Requirements for 2009
  • EU Emission Standards for Passenger Cars (g/km)
  • Consumer Hybrid Vehicle Sales by Region, in thousands of units, 2006-2013
  • Share of Sales by Hybrid Architecture, United States, 2006-2013
  • Share of Sales by Hybrid Architecture, Europe, 2006-2013
  • Share of Sales by Hybrid Architecture, Asia-Pacific, 2006-2013
  • Global Market for Batteries for Hybrid Light Vehicles, in millions of US dollars, 2006-2013
  • Global Market for Traction Motors for Hybrid Light Vehicles, in millions of US dollars, 2006-2013
  • Recently launched/Upcoming Hybrid Models (2006-2012)

Charts
  • Cost Breakdown for Major Components of Parallel Full Technology
  • Cost Breakdown for Major Components of Parallel Assist Technology
  • Consumer Hybrid Vehicles Sales by Region, based on units, 2006-2013
  • Global Market for Batteries for Hybrid Light Vehicles, in millions of US dollars, 2006-2013
  • Global Market for Traction Motors for Hybrid Light Vehicles, in millions of US dollars, 2006-2013