FUEL EFFICIENT INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINE--ELECTRIC URBAN TRANSPORT VEHICLES

Hybrid vehicles represent one method by which the liquid fuel consumption of the transport fleet may be reduced. One such vehicle developed within the Mechanical Engineering Department at the University of Queensland, Australia illustrates a viable method of energy substitution using lead acid batteries charged from the electricity grid. The system employs a small 10 kW diesel engine and 240 kg of batteries driving through a parallel hybrid arrangement into a 4-speed manual gearbox. It has been installed in a 1700 kg delivery van designed as a mobile test bed and road tested around the city of Brisbane. The system employs analog solid state electronic controls. The vehicle was designed using probabilistic design data collected on an instrumented vehicle driven over heavily trafficked routes around Brisbane. Designed purely as a city commuting vehicle, with a top speed of 85 km/h, it is able to satisfy the 80th percentile of all accelerations required for traffic compatibility.

• Supplemental Notes:
  • ISATA 84, "In Pursuit of Technical Excellence". Proceedings Volume 1. International Symposium on Automotive Technology and Automation with particular reference to Vehicle Management Systems and Flexible Manufacturing Systems, Milan, Italy 24-28 September 1984.
• Corporate Authors:

  Automotive Automotion Limited

  42 Lloyd Park Avenue
  Croydon CRO 5SB, Surrey,   England 

  Alfa Romeo Auto SpA

  Milan,   Italy 
• Authors:
  • GILMORE, D B
  • BULLOCK, K J
  • Webb, I R
  • Vint, M K
• Conference:
  • ISATA 84, "In Pursuit of Technical Excellence". Proceedings Volume 1. International Symposium on Automotive Technology and Automation with particular reference to Vehicle Management Systems and Flexible Manufacturing Systems, Milan, Italy 24-28 September
• Publication Date: 1984

Media Info

• Features: Figures; References;
• Pagination: p. 151-170

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Electronic control; Fuel consumption; Hybrid vehicles; Vans; Vehicle tests
• Subject Areas: Energy; Safety and Human Factors; Vehicles and Equipment;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00399886
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration
• Report/Paper Numbers: ISATA 84009, HS-038 427
• Files: HSL, USDOT
• Created Date: Oct 31 1985 12:00AM