Dear Colleagues,

Despite the rapid growth of automobile engineering, several problems such as global warming, fossil oil shortage, and poor urban air quality are still important issues which push us toward alternative powertrains to reduce our carbon footprint. The electrification of road transportation has been widely recognized as an effective solution to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and address fossil fuel shortages. Although electrical vehicles are planned to replace most of conventional IC engine-based vehicles in the future, there is still a long transition time for this changeover. High-efficiency IC engines and hybrid vehicles definitely have a crucial role during this transition. With a combination of an IC engine and electric power system, a hybrid electric powertrain can significantly reduce vehicle emissions and fuel consumption without sacrificing performance, safety, and economy. A hybrid electrical vehicle (HEV) can provide a long driving range, energy diversification, and high sustainability.

This Special Issue, entitled “Advances in Hybrid Electric Powertrain and Vehicles”, aims to gather original contributions on high-performance vehicle powertrain systems. Both environmental and economic aspects are specific interests for this Special Issue. In particular, researchers are encouraged to propose improvements in hybrid electrical vehicle (HEV) configurations, high-efficiency engines, power-split systems, energy management, operation and control strategy, battery management systems, emission control strategies, hybrid energy sources, and refueling systems.

Prof. Dr. Yaojung Shiao
Dr. Mahendra Babu Kantipudi
Guest Editors

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• emissions reduction
• highly efficient engine technologies
• alternative energy sources for future vehicles
• hybrid electric vehicles
• advancements in powertrain architectures
• mathematical models of HEV
• powertrain subsystems and components
• energy storage system
• energy management system for HEV
• battery management system
• highly efficient control strategies for electric machines
• in-vehicle electricity generation systems
• charging systems for HEV
• regenerative braking system
• thermal systems for electric vehicles
• energy-saving algorithms
• range extension solutions
• hydrogen fuel cell
• economic issues related to HEV
• smart charging
• integration of renewable energy and HEV