LONG TERM ENERGY ALTERNATIVES FOR AUTOMOTIVE PROPULSION. SYNTHETIC FUEL VERSUS BATTERY/ELECTRIC SYSTEM

Conventional automobiles deriving fuel from coal by coal liquefaction processes are compared with electric cars using advanced batteries (such as the high temperature lithium-sulfur battery). Four comparison criteria--ease of transition from the present system, economics, energy requirements and environmental quality--were applied.

• Supplemental Notes:
  • See also PB-262 513.
• Corporate Authors:

  Stanford Research Institute

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  Menlo Park, CA  United States  94025

  National Science Foundation

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• Authors:
  • Hughes, E E
  • Walton, B L
  • Newgard, P M
  • RYAN, J W
  • Steele, R V
• Publication Date: 1976-8

Media Info

• Pagination: 281 p.

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Air pollution; Alternatives analysis; Automobiles; Automotive engineering; Coal; Cost estimating; Economics; Electric automobiles; Electric batteries; Energy; Energy consumption; Environmental engineering; Estimates; Liquefaction; Motor fuels; Propulsion; Synthetic fuels; Transportation; Vehicle power plants
• Uncontrolled Terms: Propulsion systems
• Old TRIS Terms: Energy requirements; Substitutes
• Subject Areas: Economics; Energy; Geotechnology; Materials; Society; Transportation (General);

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00154604
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: National Technical Information Service
• Report/Paper Numbers: SRI-EGU-4064-FR Final Rpt., NSF/PRA-7516162/2/6
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: May 31 1977 12:00AM