HIGH ENERGY TUBULAR BATTERY FOR AN 1800 KG PAYLOAD ELECTRIC DELIVERY VAN

A high energy lead-acid battery was developed to provide, at no extra cost, a 1800 kg (4000 lb) payload electric delivery van with a driving range of 80-90 km (50-55 miles). In addition to the new high performance electrodes, an integrated approach to the total power source concept evolved new lightweight designs for battery packaging and a system engineered battery charger and an automatic topping-up facility. Despite the 40% improvement in range compared with 55-65 km (35-40 miles) for conventional traction batteries, a 4 year battery life is expected due to the reinforcing features of the tubular design adopted for the positive electrode.

• Supplemental Notes:
  • From the Meeting held 26 February-2 March 1979.
• Corporate Authors:

  Society of Automotive Engineers (SAE)

  400 Commonwealth Drive
  Warrendale, PA  United States  15096
• Authors:
  • Whitehead, M L
• Publication Date: 1979

Media Info

• Pagination: 10 p.
• Serial:
  • Society of Automotive Engineers Preprint
  • Publisher: Society of Automotive Engineers (SAE)

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Battery chargers; Delivery vehicles; Design; Electric batteries; Electric vehicles; Electrodes; Light trucks; Performance; Storage batteries; Vans
• Old TRIS Terms: Electric delivern van; High energy tubular battery; Storage battery vehicles
• Subject Areas: Design; Energy; Geotechnology; Highways; Materials; Vehicles and Equipment;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00197218
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: Engineering Index
• Report/Paper Numbers: SAE 790162 Conf Paper
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Sep 15 1979 12:00AM