BASELINE TESTS OF THE SEBRING CITI-VAN ELECTRIC DELIVERY TRUCK

The Citi-Van Model 611N0003, an electric two-passenger multipurpose van, was tested at the US Army Aberdeen Proving Ground test facilities in Aberdeen, Maryland, as part of a Department of Energy (DOE) project to characterize the state-of-the-art of electric vehicles. The Citi-Van is manufactured in Sebring, Florida, by Sebring Vanguard, Inc. It is powered by eight 6-volt batteries that are connected to the motor through a contactor control actuated by a foot pedal to control motor speed. The 6-horsepower motor drives the rear wheels through a direct drive to the differential. No regenerative braking was provided. (Author)

• Corporate Authors:

  Army Mobility Equipment R&D Center

  Fort Belvoir, VA  United States 

  Department of Energy

  1000 Independence Avenue, SW
  Washington, DC  United States  20585
• Authors:
  • Dowgiallo, EJJ
  • Bailey, CEJ
  • Snellings, I R
  • Blake, W H
• Publication Date: 1979-2

Media Info

• Pagination: 63 p.

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Base lines; Delivery vehicles; Electric automobiles; Electric batteries; Electric power; Electric vehicles; Electrical systems; Ground vehicles; Light trucks; Performance; Propulsion; State of the art; State of the art studies; Tests; Vans; Vehicle performance
• Uncontrolled Terms: Experimental data
• Old TRIS Terms: Performance engineering; Test and evaluation
• Subject Areas: Energy; Highways; Vehicles and Equipment;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00197829
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: National Technical Information Service
• Report/Paper Numbers: MERADCOM-2268 Test Rpt., DOE-CONS/0421-4
• Contract Numbers: EC-77-A-31-1042
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Sep 15 1979 12:00AM