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Toward a Unified Model Approach for Evaluating Different Electric Vehicles

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  • Wael Alosaimi

    (Department of Information Technology, College of Computers and Information Technology, Taif University, P.O. Box 11099, Taif 21944, Saudi Arabia)

  • Md Tarique Jamal Ansari

    (Department of Information Technology, Babasaheb Bhimrao Ambedkar University, Lucknow 226025, Uttar Pradesh, India)

  • Abdullah Alharbi

    (Department of Information Technology, College of Computers and Information Technology, Taif University, P.O. Box 11099, Taif 21944, Saudi Arabia)

  • Hashem Alyami

    (Department of Computer Science, College of Computers and Information Technology, Taif University, P.O. Box 11099, Taif 21944, Saudi Arabia)

  • Saquib Ali

    (Department of BCA, Azad Degree College, University of Lucknow, Lucknow 226002, Uttar Pradesh, India)

  • Alka Agrawal

    (Department of Information Technology, Babasaheb Bhimrao Ambedkar University, Lucknow 226025, Uttar Pradesh, India)

  • Raees Ahmad Khan

    (Department of Information Technology, Babasaheb Bhimrao Ambedkar University, Lucknow 226025, Uttar Pradesh, India)

Abstract

Considering rising pollution as well as fuel expenses, it has now become critical to transition to a sustainable method of transportation. As a result, automakers have begun to spend on research and development in the electric vehicle (EV) industry. The amount of EVs has expanded rapidly in recent years. This is owing to new improved technology, particularly in electric motor engineering, as well as government initiatives to limit the level of environmental impact produced by combustion engines. Because EVs are powered by electricity, implementing their charging stations presents certain complications. In this paper, we have discussed the different types of EVs, such as BEVs, FCEVs, HEVs, PHEVs, and REHEVs. Even though the capacity of many of these electric car models has been substantially enhanced within the past few years, some challenges remain as a selection barrier for several customers. Considering these challenges, we have also implemented a fuzzy AHP-TOPSIS-based unified model to evaluate the different types of EVs. The study’s technical importance is the identification of various evaluation factors, implementation of a unified model for measuring performance, and computation using the fuzzy MCDM technique. The outcomes of the unified model approach also were validated. We concluded that FCEVs are excellent for long journeys, and have the resources to cause minimal disruption.

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  • Wael Alosaimi & Md Tarique Jamal Ansari & Abdullah Alharbi & Hashem Alyami & Saquib Ali & Alka Agrawal & Raees Ahmad Khan, 2021. "Toward a Unified Model Approach for Evaluating Different Electric Vehicles," Energies, MDPI, vol. 14(19), pages 1-19, September.
    • Handle: RePEc:gam:jeners:v:14:y:2021:i:19:p:6120-:d:643368
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