Optimal gearshift strategy boosts fuel economy in hybrid electric vehicles.
The gearshift strategy for hybrid electric vehicles can greatly impact their performance and fuel efficiency. By considering the engine, motor, and battery, researchers have developed a method to select the best gear position to improve fuel economy. This approach takes into account energy inefficiencies and treats battery energy used by the motor as equivalent fuel consumption. The findings suggest that this strategy can be applied to hybrid electric vehicles with automatic transmissions to optimize their fuel efficiency.
