MISSION ANALYSIS OF SECOND CARS TO DETERMINE ELECTRIC VEHICLE SUITABILITY

This study analyzes the missions of urban household second cars to determine the range specifications for electric vehicles (EVs) to effectively perform these missions. The approach adopted is a detailed analysis of the 1977 National Personal Transportation Survey (NPTS). The data in the NPTS were divided into four categories depending on whether the travel day was a weekday or a weekend and whether or not there were any work trips. Detailed analysis of the four categories indicate that the ranges needed to satisfy at least 25%, 50%, and 75% of urban multicar households are 50, 60, and 75 miles, respectively.

• Corporate Authors:

  Argonne National Laboratory

  9700 South Cass Avenue
  Argonne, IL  United States  60439
• Publication Date: 1982

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Energy consumption; Highways; Transportation
• Old TRIS Terms: Energy data related to transportation
• Subject Areas: Energy; Transportation (General);

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00321458
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: Transportation Statistical Reference File, TSC
• Report/Paper Numbers: One-Time
• Files: TSR
• Created Date: Oct 30 1983 12:00AM