Advanced Technologies in Electric Vehicles: Challenges and Future Research Developments discusses fundamental and advanced concepts, challenges, and future perspectives surrounding EVs. Sections cover advances and long-term challenges such as battery life span, efficiency, and power management systems. In addition, the book covers all aspects of the EV field, including vehicle performance, configuration, control strategy, design methodology, modeling and simulation for different conventional and modern vehicles based on mathematical equations. By tackling the fundamentals, theory and design of conventional electric vehicles (EVs), hybrid electric vehicles (HEVs), and fuel cell vehicles (FCVs), this book presents a comprehensive reference. Investment in hybrid and electric vehicle (EV) technology research has been increasing steadily in recent years, both from governments and within companies. The role of the combustion engine in causing climate change has put the automobile industry on a path of rapid evolution towards electric vehicles, bringing experts with a range of backgrounds into the field.

Overview1. Advanced Configurations of Electric Vehicle: An Overview of Hybrid Electric Vehicles2. Plug-In Hybrid Electric Vehicle System and its Future Advanced Technology3. A Review on Modeling and Estimation of SOC of Lithium-Ion BatteryEnvironmental and Social Aspects4. Environmental and Social Impact of Electric Vehicles5. Electric Vehicles Progression in the Society & Their ConsequencesDistribution Grid6. Electric-Vehicle-Enabled Hosting Capacity Enhancement in Distribution Systems7. Power Quality Issues with Electric Vehicle Charging Stations8. Power Quality Impacts in the Context of Electric Mobility9. Probabilistic Analysis of the Technical Impacts of High Penetrations of Electric Vehicles on Distribution Networks10. Planning the Operation and Expansion of Power Distribution Systems Considering EVs (smart charging)11. Power Losses Analysis in Distribution Systems considering the Massive Penetration of Electric Vehicles12. Impacts on Power Systems: Integrating Electric Vehicles and Charging StationsBusiness and Economics13. Business Model and Economic Feasibility of Electric Vehicle Fast Charging Stations with Photovoltaic Electric Generation and Battery Storage in Brazil14. Logistical and Economic Impact on the Transport Sector with the Insertion of Electric Trucks for Last-Mile Transport15. Demand Side and Flexible Energy Resource Management when Operating Smart Electric Vehicle Charging StationsPower Electronics16. Role of Harris Hawks Optimization Based Sliding Mode Control of AC-DC Converter in Electric Vehicle Onboard Battery Charger17. Bidirectional Electric Vehicle Application Using Isolated DC-DC Converter Fed DC Motor18. PV Charger Used to Charge the Battery for Off-Board Electric Vehicles with ANFIS19. Grid Connected Solar PV-Battery and Diesel Generator Based Eletrical Vehicle Charging Station Design and Implementation of ANFIS Controller20. Design of Bi-Directional Converter for Electric Vehicles Battery Charger21. Battery Thermal Management System in Electric Vehicles Employing Thermoelectric Cooling Method22. Design and Control of Bidirectional Onboard Battery Charger for an Electric VehicleFinal remarks/Challenges23. Towards Electromobility: Challenges in Integrating Electric Vehicles and Charging Stations on Power Systems