ESTIMATES OF THE COST AND ENERGY CONSUMPTION OF ALUMINUM-AIR ELECTRIC VEHICLES

Economic costs and primary energy consumption are estimated for general purpose electric vehicles using aluminum-air propulsion batteries within the time frame of the 1990's (earliest possible date of introduction). Critical assumptions are given. The results show that, for a 40 kW, 70 kWh battery used in a vehicle traveling 16,000 km/y, the total capital investment in electricity and aluminum production plants and fuels distribution system was $2250 or $32/kWh. Of this, the aluminum plants contributed 60%, and the fuels distribution system, 3% (less than $1/kWh). The introduction of 1,000,000 vehicles per year in 1995 would increase domestic aluminum demand by below 5% per year, and electricity demand by less than 0.2% per year. (ERA citation 06:017071)

• Supplemental Notes:
  • Fall meeting of the Electrochemical Society, Hollywood, FL, USA, 5 Oct 1980.
• Corporate Authors:

  University of California, Livermore

  Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory
  Livermore, CA  United States  94550

  Department of Energy

  1000 Independence Avenue, SW
  Washington, DC  United States  20585
• Authors:
  • COOPER, J F
• Publication Date: 1980-11

Media Info

• Pagination: 85 p.

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Air; Aluminum; Aluminum air batteries; Costs; Demand; Economic analysis; Electric batteries; Electric power; Electric vehicles; Energy consumption; Estimating; Fuel consumption; Operating costs; Production
• Old TRIS Terms: Capitalized cost; Power demand
• Subject Areas: Economics; Energy; Finance; Highways; Vehicles and Equipment; I96: Vehicle Operating Costs;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00343318
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: National Technical Information Service
• Report/Paper Numbers: CONF-8010159-1
• Contract Numbers: W-7405-ENG-48
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Oct 28 1982 12:00AM