Electric Vehicles (EVs) are a promising technology for reducing the GHG emissions and other environmental impacts of road transport. It is important for EU policy makers to get an overview of the possible impacts of the introduction of Electric Vehicles. Therefore DG CLIMA commissioned CE Delft, ICF and Ecologic to carry out a study on the potential impacts of large scale market penetration of Full EVs (FEVs) and Plug-in Hybrid EVs (PHEVs) in the EU, with a focus on passenger cars and light commercial vehicles. This study includes an assessment of both the transport part (e.g., composition of vehicle fleet) and electricity production and the impacts on well-to-wheel GHG emissions, pollutant emissions, other environmental impacts, costs, etc. This report is the second deliverable of this project and provides an overview of the ongoing and expected developments in vehicle technology of EVs and their key components, including all types of energy storage. Since these systems are very new, a detailed forecast of the future development of these technologies is based on the opinions of experts at battery manufacturers, car manufacturers and research institutes. (Author/publisher) This report may be accessed by Internet users at http://www.ce.nl/
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