Research begins

My research has begun on researching methods to improve efficiency of Electric Vehicles. The idea is simple:

1) Increase efficiency, thus reducing operating costs.
2) Reduction in operating costs creates a more attractable, affordable project
3) Battery Electric Vehicles and Hybrid Electric vehicles increase in popularity, reducing our Country's need for oil imports and also reduces Greenhouse Gas Emissions.

I will be researching current methods of power conversion, power switching, power transmission, motor characteristics, current transmission systems, power accessories, charging systems (plug-in, regenerative, and move-and-charge) and motor controllers to find sources of loss in electric vehicles' power output vs. power input.