ELECTRIC VEHICLE DESIGN FACTORS

Electric vehicles of both fixed- wire and battery- powered types have an important role to play in urban transportation, together with various hybrid and dual- mode combinations. Simple expressions are developed for motive energy requirements, and the effects that basic design choices have on the range of battery- powered vehicles and on the energy costs of fixed- wire vehicles are considered. The problem of achieving high energy efficiency is examined, and general expressions for this parameter are developed for both motoring and braking conditions. Sample range, energy- cost and efficiency calculations are included as appendices. (Author/TRRL)

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• Authors:
  • Gascoigne, A E
• Publication Date: 1983-6

Media Info

• Features: Figures; References; Tables;
• Pagination: p. 86-100
• Serial:
  • Journal of Electrical and Electronics Engineering
  • Volume: 3
  • Issue Number: 2
  • Publisher: Institution of Engineers, Australia
  • ISSN: 0725-2986

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Braking; Design; Economic efficiency; Electric batteries; Electric vehicles; Energy; Operating costs; Specifications; Vehicle design
• Uncontrolled Terms: Design criteria; Efficiency; Requirement
• ITRD Terms: 1315: Battery; 1874: Braking; 9011: Design (overall design); 5911: Efficiency; 1282: Electric vehicle; 213: Energy; 221: Operating costs
• Subject Areas: Design; Economics; Energy; Highways; Vehicles and Equipment; I91: Vehicle Design and Safety;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00379966
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: ARRB
• Files: ITRD, TRIS, ATRI
• Created Date: Jan 30 1984 12:00AM