DEVELOPMENT AND TESTING OF EXPERIMENTAL FLYWHEEL ENERGY STORAGE SYSTEM FOR A DJ-5E POSTAL VEHICLE. FINAL REPORT

As a result of federal government-sponsored programs to replace internal combustion engined vehicles with electrically powered vehicles, the US Postal Service purchased approximately 350 battery-powered vehicles identified as the DJ-SE Electruck. These were basically the AM General jeep postal vehicle with a battery-powered electric drive in place of the conventional internal combustion engine. These vehicles, in use at several post ofices throughout the country, had several performance characteristics which were less than desired for general postal delivery service. In order to improve the vehicle in these performance areas, a joint US Department of Energy and US Postal Service development contract was initiated to modify one of these vehicles by adding an energy storage flywheel to the propulsion system. This final report describes the development and test program as implemented by AiResearch Manufacturing Company of California in response to the US Department of Energy Contract No. AC04-77CS03748.

• Corporate Authors:

  AiResearch Manufacturing Company

  2525 West 190th Street
  Torrance, CA  United States  90509
• Authors:
  • Wimpress, D
• Publication Date: 1980-2

Media Info

• Pagination: 182 p.

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Demonstration projects; Electric vehicles; Energy storage systems; Experimental vehicles; Flywheels; Vehicle performance
• Identifier Terms: Jeep automobile
• Old TRIS Terms: Jeeps
• Subject Areas: Energy; Highways; Vehicles and Equipment; I91: Vehicle Design and Safety;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00464492
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: National Technical Information Service
• Report/Paper Numbers: DOE/CS/53748-T1
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: May 31 1987 12:00AM