ELECTRIC VEHICLE PERFORMANCE ASSESSMENT

The Energy Authority of NSW, conscious of the need to explore alternatives to petroleum for road transport, is conducting a programme to assess the potential of electric vehicles. There are 2 main parts of the programme. The first part involves the operation of 10 battery electric vehicles where they are called upon to carry out normal transport duties within their range limitation. Information about their behaviour is collected both by driver reaction and a vehicle mounted data acquisition system. The other main component of the programme is a vehicle assessment laboratory (val) which supports operation of the fleet and provides facilities for measurement of the performance of electric vehicles under controlled conditions. A computer- controlled chassis dynamometer can be programmed to simulate road load conditions. As well as absorbing power for normal operation it can provide power to test vehicles in their regenerative braking region. Vehicles under test can be submitted to various driving cycles to measure energy consumption and test battery performance. (Author/TRRL)

• Supplemental Notes:
  • Proceedings of the 19th International Fisita Congress, Melbourne, November 8-12, 1982.
• Corporate Authors:

  Society of Automotive Engineers

  191 Royal Parade
  Parkville, Victoria 3052,   Australia 
• Authors:
  • GOSDEN, D
• Publication Date: 1982-11

Media Info

• Features: Figures; Photos; References; Tables;
• Pagination: p. 55.1
• Serial:
  • Publication of: Society of Automotive Engineers (Australasia)
  • Publisher: Society of Automotive Engineers

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Chassis; Conferences; Dynamometers; Electric batteries; Electric vehicles; Energy consumption; Evaluation and assessment; Field tests; Force; Laboratories; Laboratory tests; Measuring instruments; Regenerative braking; Simulation; Vehicle performance
• ITRD Terms: 6155: Apparatus (measuring); 1315: Battery; 1353: Chassis; 8525: Conference; 1282: Electric vehicle; 9020: Evaluation (assessment); 5421: Force; 6237: Laboratory (not an organization)
• Subject Areas: Energy; Highways; Vehicles and Equipment; I91: Vehicle Design and Safety;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00376172
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: ARRB
• Report/Paper Numbers: SAEA 82055, HS-035 669
• Files: HSL, ITRD, TRIS, ATRI
• Created Date: Jul 30 1984 12:00AM