SPECIAL PURPOSE URBAN CARS

THREE SMALL, LIGHTWEIGHT URBAN CARS (THE 512 CAR SERIES) WERE TESTED BY GENERAL MOTORS. ONE BASIC BODY CONFIGURATION UTILIZED THREE DIFFERENT POWERPLANTS: A CONVENTIONAL GASOLINE ENGINE, A BATTERY-ELECTRIC, AND A HYBRID GASOLINE- ELECTRIC. THESE SMALL CARS WOULD HELP RELIEVE URBAN TRAFFIC AND PARKING PROBLEMS; THEIR LOW POWER REQUIREMENTS (TOP SPEED 30-45 MPH) RESULT IN LOW EXHAUST EMISSIONS. /HSL/

• Supplemental Notes:
  • Rept No Sae-690461, 32 PP, 9 REF
• Corporate Authors:

  General Motors Corporation

  Warren, MI  United States  48090
• Authors:
  • Gumbleton, J J
  • Frank, D L
  • Genslak, S L
  • Lucas, A G
• Publication Date: 1969-5

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Compact automobiles; Electric power plants; Exhaust gases; Parking; Traffic congestion; Urban areas
• Old TRIS Terms: Small car
• Subject Areas: Highways; Safety and Human Factors;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00223045
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: Highway Safety Literature
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Mar 19 1971 12:00AM