HYBRID-ELECTRIC VEHICLE DESIGN : RETAIL AND LIFE CYCLE COST ANALYSIS

This reports presents a manufacturing costs, retail price and lifecycle cost modeling framework and analysis for the hybrid-electric vehicle (HEV) design. Five different HEV types in high-volume production in the year 2010 timeframe are covered: compact, mid-sized passenger car, large pickup truck, minivan, and sport-utility vehicle. A motor vehicle retail and lifecycle cost spreadsheet model that was previously used was updated and modified, and then combined with a HEV design and performance analysis using the Advisor vehicle simulation model. The analysis produced five different HEV designs for each vehicle type, for a total of 25 primary HEV cases and a set of five baseline gasoline vehicles for comparison.