DIFFICULTIES OF PHEV TEST PROTOCOL
Definition of Running Range
Users need to know the distance that can be run by
electrical power. What is the running range of PHEVs?
That is not always easy to define. Distance which can be
driven while utilizing electricity power supplied by
external sources is defined as CD range. If CD control is
based on AE control, the CD range shows distance that
is run only on electric energy from external sources. It
excludes the distance during which ICE is operated. This
range is EV range. However, EV range does not work
for the index of electrical running mileage for some CD
blended control methods.
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