STATUS OF ELECTRIC VEHICLE BATTERY DEVELOPMENT AND MANUFACTURING ACTIVITIES OUTSIDE THE UNITED STATES

A study was conducted to summarize and analyze current activities outside of the United States in battery technology for electric vehicles. Emphasis was placed on batteries which are either commercially available now or may be fully developed within the next ten years. The battery systems of greatest interest currently are sodium/sulfur, nickel/iron, zinc/bromine, and advanced lead/acid. The countries with the largest programs are England, Japan, and the Federal Republic of Germany. Performance and cost goals do not vary significantly from one country to another, with the possible exception of the Soviet Union. The number of joint ventures and consortia that have been formed in recent years has increased, and international cooperation is now an important feature of current activities in battery technology. US Excutive Branch policy is now very supportive of joint ventures. For this and other reasons, organizations in the United States could benefit from increased involvement in cooperative international activities.

• Corporate Authors:

  E and A Associates

  Murphysboro, IL  United States  62966
• Authors:
  • Swisher, J H
• Publication Date: 1985-12

Media Info

• Pagination: 70 p.

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Cooperation; Development; Electric batteries; Electric vehicles; Foreign; International; International compacts; Lead acid batteries; Nickel iron batteries; Research; Research projects; Sodium sulfur batteries; Technology assessment; Zinc
• Uncontrolled Terms: Research and development
• Old TRIS Terms: Zinc-bromine batteries
• Subject Areas: Energy; Geotechnology; Highways; Materials; Research; Vehicles and Equipment; I91: Vehicle Design and Safety;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00457164
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: Energy Research Abstracts
• Report/Paper Numbers: DOE/RL/01830
• Contract Numbers: AC06-76RL01830
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Jul 31 1987 12:00AM