Repercussion of effect of different drive cycles on evaluation of electrical consumption for electric four‐wheeler to achieve optimal performance of electric vehicle

Abstract

Electric vehicle (EV) is at borne stage and facing lot of challenges at design and development stage. The performance of EV is solely depending on distance travelled by vehicle means range of vehicle and electrical consumed by the vehicle. These two performance parameters affects on sizing of EV component. The electric motor and electric battery are power and electrical source of the vehicle. For sizing, this component electrical consumption (EC) per kilometer (km) plays major role. The correct estimation of EC per km is very much necessary at the design stage for sizing of components. Drive cycles play major role for accurate estimation of EC per km. Many drive cycles (Indian drive cycle [IDC], modified Indian drive cycle [MIDC], urban drive cycle [UDC], worldwide harmonized light vehicles test procedure [WLTP], new European drive cycle [NEDC], and Artemis drive cycle) are currently used by many countries to predict the performance of vehicle. Various standard cycles are studies the effect of drive cycle on energy consumption of an electric four‐wheeler through analytical methods which results the optimal performance of vehicle. Current study investigates the analytical approach for accurate prediction of energy consumption per km to enhance the range of EV, which is major concern of EV buyers. Present work compares the range and electric consumption of electric four‐wheeler by using NEDC, highway fuel economy test cycle (HWFET), UDC, WLTP, and MIDC drive cycle. The range obtained from NEDC, HWFET, UDC, WLTP, and MIDC drive cycles are 114.20, 115.18, 78.16, 103.33, and 93.73 km, respectively. HWFET drive cycle provides higher than other drive cycle due to better road condition. Urban drive cycle provides low range of 64 km because of road condition.