eng Oriental Scientific Publishing Company Biosciences Biotechnology Research Asia 0973-1245 2015-08-15 12 2 1145 1150 1903 article Andrey Viktorovich Kozlov 1 Alexey Stanislavovich Terenchenko 2 Kirill Evgenievich Karpukhin 3 Head of Department, Doctor of Science Director of Centre, Doctor of Philosophy Head of department, Doctor of Philosophy, Federal State Unitary Enterprise Central Scientific Research Automobile and Automotive Institute “NAMI” (FSUE «NAMI»), Avtomotornaya Street, 2, Moscow, Russia, 125438. This paper assess different types of electrical energy storage devices used in electric and hybrid vehicles. A rationale is presented for selecting a type of an energy storage device based on multiple criteria. A total life cycle analysis of the energy storage as part of an electric vehicle or hybrid electric vehicleis carried out. https://www.biotech-asia.org/vol12no2/comparative-analysis-of-different-types-of-energy-storage-devices-for-motor-vehicles-with-regard-to-their-total-life-cycle/ energy storage; battery; supercapacitor; total life cycle; energy consumption; emissions energy efficiency