ENERGY REQUIREMENTS FOR ELECTRIC CARS AND THEIR IMPACT ON ELECTRIC POWER GENERATION AND DISTRIBUTION SYSTEMS

ASSUMING THE AVAILABILITY OF A HIGH ENERGY AND POWER DENSITY BATTERY OF 100 WH/LB AND 100 W/LB BY THE 1980'S, THE ENERGY CONSUMPTION AND EFFICIENCY OF ELECTRIC AND HEAT ENGINE CARS ARE COMPARED ON AN EQUAL BASIS. THE ENERGY CONSUMPTION FOR AN OPTIMIZED 2000 LB ELECTRIC CAR OF DRIVING RANGE, COMFORT, AND PERFORMANCE COMPARABLE TO A CONVENTIONAL CAR IS ESTIMATED. ASSUMING A GRADUAL GROWTH IN ELECTRIC CAR POPULATION LEADING TO THEIR WIDESPREAD USE BY THE 1990'S, THE IMPACT ON ELECTRIC POWER GENERATION AND DISTRIBUTION SYSTEMS IS ESTIMATED. THOUGH THE ANALYSIS IS BASED ON A HIGH ENERGY AND POWER DENSITY BATTERY THE RESULTS MAY BE EXTRAPOLATED TO ELECTRIC CARS USING LOWER PERFORMANCE BATTERIES. IT IS NOTED THAT BATTERIES WITH LOWER ENERGY DENSITY CAN PROVIDE SUFFICIENT DRIVING RANGE TO FULFILL A SIGNIFICANT PORTION OF OUR TRANSPORTATION NEEDS AND THEIR CONTINUED DEVELOPMENT AND IMPROVEMENT WILL ACCELERATE THE ACHIEVEMENT OF THE HIGH ENERGY-DENSITY GOAL.

• Corporate Authors:

  IEEE Transactions on Industry Applications

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• Authors:
  • SALIHI, J T
• Publication Date: 1973-10

Media Info

• Pagination: p. 516-32
• Serial:
  • Volume: ia-9
  • Issue Number: n5

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Electric automobiles; Electric batteries; Electric power; Energy conversion; Energy resources; Fuel consumption; Performance; Transportation
• Uncontrolled Terms: Energy crisis
• Subject Areas: Energy; Safety and Human Factors; Transportation (General);

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00224500
• Record Type: Publication
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Apr 27 1974 12:00AM