Utility and trust oF Electric vEhicLes (U-FEEL)

Research Project, 2022 – 2025

Compared to conventional combustion engine-driven vehicles, electric vehicles (EVs) have a shorter range. This, combined with a longer charging/refueling time and a not yet fully developed charging infrastructure, represents a potential problem that could slow down electrification and make potential buyers of electric vehicles hesitant. The U-Feel project will approach this problem by developing tools and methods to predict the real energy consumption of electric vehicles, depending on external factors that can be estimated. In this way, planning of the transport tasks are done, both from the perspective of the operator and the driver, so that uncertainties can be reduced and risks of running out of energy in the wrong place are minimised. The project's belief is that this increases both the utility of the vehicles and the confidence of buyers. The project aims to develop and implement simple demonstrators and show how these could be used in real scenarios. The project includes three PhD students.