STATE-OF-THE-ART ASSESSMENT OF ELECTRIC VEHICLES AND HYBRID VEHICLES

The Electric and Hybrid Vehicle Research, Development, and Demonstration Act of 1976 (PL 94-413) requires that data be developed to characterize the state of the art of vehicles powered by an electric motor and those propelled by a combination of an electric motor and an internal combustion engine or other power sources. Data obtained from controlled tests of a representative number of sample vehicles, from information supplied by manufacturers or contained in the literature, and from surveys of fleet operators of individual owners of electric vehicles is discussed. The results of track and dynamometer tests conducted by NASA on 22 electric, 2 hybrid, and 5 conventional vehicles, as well as on 5 spark-ignition-engine-powered vehicles, the conventional counterparts of 5 of the vehicles, are presented.

• Corporate Authors:

  Department of the Navy

  The Pentagon
  Washington, DC  United States  20350
• Publication Date: 1977-9

Media Info

• Pagination: 595 p.

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Dynamometers; Electric automobiles; Electric batteries; Electric vehicles; Energy; Energy consumption; Engine performance; Engines; Fuel consumption; Hybrid vehicles; Internal combustion engines; Motor vehicles; Performance tests; Policy; Railroad tracks; Spark ignition engines; State of the art studies; Technology assessment; Urban transportation; Vehicle design; Vehicle power plants
• Uncontrolled Terms: Transmission efficiency
• Old TRIS Terms: Engine design; Propulsion system performance
• Subject Areas: Design; Energy; Highways; Policy; Public Transportation; Railroads; Safety and Human Factors; Vehicles and Equipment;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00176136
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: National Technical Information Service
• Report/Paper Numbers: NASA-TM-73756
• Contract Numbers: EC-77-A-31-1011
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Jul 19 1981 12:00AM