An Electric Vehicle Using On-board Maximum Utilization of Renewable Energy For a Green and Clean Environment

In transportation, the burning of fossil fuels is the leading cause of CO2 emissions, and it drastically affects the environment. So, there is a need to find out a renewable energy source for the transportation system, which makes the environment clean and green. This paper proposes a model of an electric vehicle which utilises the maximum energy from the sun and capable of charging their batteries while on parking or mobility. This proposed solar-based electric bus is equipped with 2520W flexible solar panel while on mobility, but also the 1440W flexible solar panel will be cover the windscreen and all the four windows of the solar electric vehicle while on the parking state. In this manner, the proposed solar electric vehicle will be charged more quickly by covering the maximum area by the flexible solar panel. The Matlab/Simulink model presented that by using the flexible solar panels, particularly at the parking, it provided extra charging to the battery and increasing its range up to several kilometres. Moreover, using this proposed solar-powered electric bus will reduce CO2 emission up to 5389.40 kg and saving the state grid power energy of 359.42 KWh per month.