Hybrid Vehicles, Electric Vehicles, Fuel Cell Electric Vehicles 1 Hybrid Vehicles
Table 1 Hybrid passenger vehicles launched in Japan in 2013.
Table 1 Hybrid passenger vehicles launched in Japan in 2013 (cont.).
2 Electric Vehicles
Table 2 Specifications of main EVs launched by Japanese manufacturers.
Table 3 Specifications of main ultra-compact vehicles.
IEC 61851-1 General requirements IEC 61851-21-1+2 EMC requirements IEC 62196-1 General requirements IEC 62196-2 Vehicle couplers for AC charging italics 3 Fuel Cell Electric Vehicles (FCEVs)
Fig. 5 Honda FCEV Concept. Fig. 4 Toyota FCV Concept. than twice that of the stack in the previous Toyota FCHV-adv model, and the system power is more than 100 kw. Using a high-efficiency boost converter in the FC system to increase the voltage allows the size of the motor and the number of fuel cells to be reduced. The real-world cruising range of this FCEV is more than 500 km. It can also be fully re-fueled in around three minutes, similar to the time required to fill up a gasoline vehicle. The external power supply function can provide enough electricity to meet the daily needs of an average Fig. 6 New Honda FC stack. Japanese home (10 kwh) for more than one week. 3. 2. 2. Nissan GM to jointly develop next-generation FC systems. The On January 28, 2013, Renault-Nissan signed an agree- two companies agreed to co-develop next-generation fuel ment with Daimler and Ford to accelerate the com- cell system and hydrogen storage technologies with a mercialization of FCEV technology. The goal of this target completion date of around 2020. Another key aim collaboration is to reduce the related costs of developing of this project is cost reduction. FCEV technology through economies of scale, with the Honda also gave a world premiere to the Honda FCEV aim of launching the world s first affordable, mass-market Concept (Fig. 5), the successor to the FCX Clarity, at the FCEV. Nissan regards FCVs as complementary to EVs 2013 Los Angeles Auto Show on November 21. and should help to expand the range of zero-emission transportation options available to consumers. This FCEV is equipped with a FCEV stack that is roughly 33% smaller than the previous stack, and has 3. 2. 3. Honda a maximum power of more than 100 kw and a power On April 9, 2013, Honda announced the start of an density of more than 3 kw/l (Fig. 6). The Honda FCEV experiment to power a home in Kitakyushu, Fukuoka Concept uses 70 MPa hydrogen storage tanks and has Prefecture, using an FCX Clarity, as part of a joint test a range of more than 300 miles. The tanks can be re- in the Kitakyushu Smart Community Project. The FCX fueled in around 3 minutes. Honda plans to launch a Clarity connected to the house is provided with an ex- commercial FCEV based on this concept in 2015. ternal power system capable of supplying a maximum of 9 kw, enough for 6 days power supply for an average 3. 3. Trends in establishing hydrogen station infrastructure home. Using the power supplied by the FCX Clarity, On January 13, 2011, the three automakers mentioned this project is studying the leveling of power demand by above and ten infrastructure companies announced an cutting demand during peak periods to verify the CO2 agreement related to the Japanese market introduction reduction effect in a real-world urban environment. The of FCEVs and the establishment of a hydrogen supply project is also verifying the practicality of the vehicle as infrastructure. This announcement contained a pledge a mobile generator in emergencies. to establish around 100 hydrogen stations in four ma- On July 2, 2013, Honda announced an agreement with jor metropolitan areas by 2015. The popularization of Copyright 2014 Society of Automotive Engineers of Japan, Inc. All rights reserved