Cooperative Regulation of Emissions Using Plug-in Hybrid Vehicles

We exploit new types of vehicles, such as Plug-in Hybrid Electric Vehicles (PHEVs), to control transport related emissions in urban environments. By appropriately choosing whether single power-split hybrid vehicles should be operated in fully electric or in fuel mode we regulate where and how much pollution is delivered into the environment, without particular inconvenience to the vehicle owners. Preliminary ideas and simulation results are provided to illustrate the efficacy of the proposed approach.