THE U.S. PROMOTES ELECTRIC VEHICLES

The Electric and Hybrid Vehicle Research, Development and Demonstration Act of 1976 authorizes a Federally funded program to promote relevant technologies and to demonstrate the commercial feasibility of such vehicles. The Act calls for a 2-part demonstration program, and a program of financial incentives involving planning grants and loan guarantees to vehicle manufacturers. Areas where significant technological advancements are required before electric/hybrid vehicles can enter the consumer market in large quantities are listed: batteries, propulsion systems, manufacturing processes. The goal of electric vehicle systems development efforts is to produce a battery with a 300-percent increase in energy density and a 100 percent increase in cycle life as compared with lead/acid battery performance. Candidate hybrid (propelled by a combination of an electric and an internal combustion engine) approaches are undergoing systematic analysis to develop specifications for vehicles that will be fabricated and demonstrated in 3 years.

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• Authors:
  • Esposito, V J
• Publication Date: 1977-11

Media Info

• Features: Tables;
• Pagination: p. 69
• Serial:
  • IEEE Spectrum
  • Volume: 14
  • Issue Number: 1
  • Publisher: Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE)
  • ISSN: 0018-9235

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Demonstration projects; Development; Electric batteries; Electric vehicles; Federal government; Financing; Hybrid vehicles; Manufacturing; Propulsion; Research; Vehicle power plants
• Uncontrolled Terms: Propulsion systems; Research and development
• Geographic Terms: United States
• Old TRIS Terms: Demonstration
• Subject Areas: Energy; Highways; Research; Safety and Human Factors; Vehicles and Equipment;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00167614
• Record Type: Publication
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Dec 27 1977 12:00AM