MODERN BATTERY TECHNOLOGY AND ITS INFLUENCE ON URBAN VEHICLE DESIGN --18TH INTERNATIONAL SYMPOSIUM ON AUTOMOTIVE TECHNOLOGY AND AUTOMATION, WITH PARTICULAR REFERENCE TO MECHATRONICS, USE OF ELECTRONICS FOR PRODUCT DESIGN, TESTING, ENGINEERING AND RELIABILITY, FLORENCE, ITALY, MAY 30-JUNE 3, 1988. 3 VOLUMES

Recent developments in battery technology, such as sodium sulphur batteries, show potentially large increases in energy density. It is shown in this paper that electric urban vehicles fitted with the new batteries will become attractive alternatives to internal combustion (ic) engined vehicles for many uses. These vehicles should have comparable performances to ic engined vehicles, ranges of 100 km being typical. Those vehicles will rely on sodium sulphur batteries currently being developed with predicted energy densities of up to 200 whr/kg. Typical electric vehicles carrying 4 to 5 passengers or for use as light vans are likely to cost 2000 more than their ic engined equivalents at today's prices. Once fuel savings are taken into account the vehicles are likely to become economically viable, particularly if fuel prices increase. For the covering abstract of the symposium see IRRD 813947.

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  ALLIED AUTOMATION LTD

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• Authors:
  • Hopper, G
  • LOWRY, J
• Publication Date: 1988

Language

• English

Media Info

• Pagination: 12 p.

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Automobiles; Conferences; Costs; Electric batteries; Electric vehicles; Energy; Energy conservation; Operating costs; Sodium; Sulfur; Urban areas
• Subject Areas: Energy; Environment; Finance;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00481628
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: Transport and Road Research Laboratory (TRRL)
• ISBN: 0-947719-18-0
• Files: ITRD, TRIS
• Created Date: Apr 30 1989 12:00AM