Title :
An analysis on diffusion of Plug-in Hybrid Electric Vehicles in Japan
Author :
Ando, Ryosuke ; Kato, Haruhisa ; Kai Liu
Author_Institution :
Res. Dept., TTRI (Toyota Transp. Res. Inst.), Toyota, Japan
Abstract :
Toyota City, the Environment Model City selected by the Central Government of Japan, moves forward as a smart city by instigating a countermeasure of promoting Plug-in Hybrid Electric Vehicles (PHEV or PHV). Thus, subsidy of the city government is added to that of the central government for buying PHV and/or EV. In 2009 the city government built 11 charging stations using solar energy with 21 units in total. To promote the system, a social experiment of test drives allows the community members to experience the PHVs without the rent-a-car cost. This was implemented during October 2010 through March 2011. This paper aims to make an analysis on the promotion and the potential of PHV in terms of test drives and sale amounts in Japan.
Keywords :
hybrid electric vehicles; solar power stations; Central Government of Japan; Japan; PHEV; PHV; Toyota city; central government; charging stations; city government; environment model city; plug-in hybrid electric vehicle; plug-in hybrid electric vehicles; rent-a-car cost; smart city; solar energy; Charging stations; Cities and towns; Electricity; Government; Power generation; Vehicles; Japanese market; PHEV/PHV; smart city; social experiment; solar power system;
Conference_Titel :
Power Electronics for Distributed Generation Systems (PEDG), 2014 IEEE 5th International Symposium on
Conference_Location :
Galway
DOI :
10.1109/PEDG.2014.6878650
