Modeling of a battery driven three-wheeler electric vehicle in Bangladesh by using MATLAB-Simulink Available to Purchase

Because of rising air pollution, the depletion of fossil fuels, and the current fuel price increase, there is widespread interest in electric vehicles (EVs). The modeling and simulation of EVs have grown in popularity in order to better understand their performance and produce a more efficient model. In recent years, electric vehicles also have gained popularity in Bangladesh. For more than a decade, three-wheeled battery-powered electric vehicles known as “Easybikes” have been used to transport passengers in Bangladesh, and the number is growing by the day. The MATLAB-Simulink tool was used in this study to create a system-level model of a three-wheeled battery-powered Electric Vehicle. The vehicle’s performance, such as speed, torque, power, and energy, was measured over time using various parameters. The system-level block simulation revealed that the vehicle power consumption was 2∼2.5 kWh with the new European Driving Cycle (NEDC) (Cycle time-3.5 hrs.) and 0.9∼1.2 kWh with the New York City Cycle (NYCC) (Cycle time-3.5 hrs.) depending on load. After 3.5 hours of runtime with various total vehicle weights and the vehicle’s State of Charge (SoC) is 48.7 V∼23.3 V with NEDC and 56.3 V∼55.1 V with NYCC. This study aims to lay the groundwork for future research and development of battery-powered three-wheeler EVs.