HISTORY OF THE ELECTRIC AUTOMOBILE - HYBRID ELECTRIC VEHICLES

This survey of electric vehicles focuses on those vehicles which harness the potential of electricity when combined with another energy source. The book provides detailed information on the historical development of capacitors, engines, flywheels, fuel cells, inductive charging, solar cells, and the application of each to hybrid electric vehicles. Sections include: the research undertaken in previous centuries which led to the first electric vehicle in 1881; historical efforts to overcome the limited range of electric vehicles (including examinations of the round spring, the Stirling engine, the flywheel, solar cells, and more); the growing interest in races featuring hybrid electric vehicles (including the Australian World Solar Challenge races, and the American Tour de Sol).

• Availability:
  • Find a library where document is available. Order URL: http://worldcat.org/isbn/0768001250
• Corporate Authors:

  Society of Automotive Engineers (SAE)

  400 Commonwealth Drive
  Warrendale, PA  United States  15096
• Authors:
  • Wakefield, E H
• Publication Date: 1998

Language

• English

Media Info

• Pagination: 360 p.

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Capacitors; Electric automobiles; Flywheels; Fuel cells; History; Hybrid automobiles; Hybrid vehicles; Solar cells
• Old TRIS Terms: Flywheel-powered vehicles
• Subject Areas: Energy; Highways; History; Vehicles and Equipment; I91: Vehicle Design and Safety;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00751979
• Record Type: Publication
• ISBN: 0768001250
• Report/Paper Numbers: R-187
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Aug 21 1998 12:00AM