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Abstract
This research is directed to the utilization of the solar energy in the transportation section to replace nonrenewable sources of energy which are finite and their prices is in a continuous increase, in addition to the Environment that suffers from the concentration of CO, NOX, noise and rising of temperature. Taking into consideration the capitals and industrial cities, where the pollution concentration reaches high percentage, limited average speed and long stopping time in traffics especially at rush hours. Electric vehicle with more advantages of no noise, no pollution, saving energy and reduce emissions is a good solution for both the environmental and the depletion of fossil fuels. The electric vehicle is the optimum solution for those areas. In general the EV range and speed were the main obstacle that faces this mean of transportation to be comparable with conventional vehicles which are driven by ICE. This is due to the limited energy stored in the batteries and the time needed to recharge the batteries.
Cairo as a big city with its crowded streets is a suitable environment for the target of this research. After determining the average vehicles speeds in different districts at different working days, the performance of a pre-chosen battery electric vehicle is studied in order to convert it to work as a hybrid solar vehicle to overcome the disadvantages of both electric and solar cars. The hybrid solar vehicle has two sources of power, It can be driven by PV output power or battery stored power independently, which greatly affects the vehicle range.
After the vehicle is practically converted to work as a solar hybrid electric car, some practical tests are done and the results are analyzed which proved its reliability as an in-city mean of transportation and this was confirmed by a road test.
Key words: Hybrid vehicles, Renewable energy, Photovoltaic, Battery electric vehicle range