Evaluation of charging power levels in different Hybrid Electric Vehicles

Electric Vehicles (EVs) are becoming a promising way to improve the quality of the air, security of power, and commercial chance as the EV market is growing rapidly. To speed up the use of EVs and make transportation more sustainable, barriers need to be removed. The main ones are the high cost of EVs, concerns about range and scarcity of EV charging facilities. The majority of the EVs existing in the supply market are both HEVs and PHEVs. The effectiveness of a battery charger depends on how well it meets the following criteria: high power density, low cost, small size, and long life. A thorough state-of-art of the current state of electric vehicles, including their energy storage systems, charging methods, power levels and feasibility is presented along with the comparative evaluation of characteristics of different EVs and PHEVs based on their charging power levels.