DEVELOPMENT AND TESTING OF AN ELECTRIC FARM TRACTOR

The battery-powered tractor, electric Choremaster I, designed, built, and tested at South Dakota State University, is an 80 hp, high-clearance vehicle intended for all-weather applications and for commerical and industrial applications which require a loader/backhoe. Electric Choremaster II is a skid-steer tractor of 40 hp for in-building work and commercial applications requiring compact size and sharp-turning capability. Following a review of the literature on electric vehicles, the authors describe the technology and design and the results of performance tests and cost comparisons. Design changes on the basis of these tests will improve life-cycle costs.

• Supplemental Notes:
  • Presented at the 12th Annual Energy Technology Conference and Exposition, Washington, D.C., 25 March 1985.
• Corporate Authors:

  GOVERNMENT INSTITUTES

  ROCKVILLE, MD  United States 
• Authors:
  • Christianson, L L
  • Alcock, R
  • Froehlich, D
  • Knabach, W
  • Endahl, L
• Conference:
  • Energy Technology Conference Proceedings
• Publication Date: 1985

Media Info

• Pagination: p. 766-775
• Serial:
  • Issue Number: 12

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Alternatives analysis; Costs; Development; Electric vehicles; Life cycle analysis; Life cycle costing; Research; Truck tractors; Vehicle performance; Vehicle tests
• Uncontrolled Terms: Research and development
• Subject Areas: Energy; Finance; Highways; Maintenance and Preservation; Research; Vehicles and Equipment; I61: Equipment and Maintenance Methods;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00463108
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: Energy Research Abstracts
• Report/Paper Numbers: CONF-850301-
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Mar 31 1987 12:00AM