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)
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Supplemental Notes:
- Fall meeting of the Electrochemical Society, Hollywood, FL, USA, 5 Oct 1980.
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Corporate Authors:
University of California, Livermore
Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory
Livermore, CA United States 94550Department 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