HOW SYNERGETIC IS A SIESTA FOR AN ELECTRIC SEDAN?

Lead-acid batteries were tested at the National Battery Test Laboratory at Argonne National Laboratory to determine the effects on the range of an electric vehicle of rest periods introduced during the vehicle use. Rest periods ranging from zero through four hours were chosen to simulate no break, a coffee break, a lunch break, and a work break. Preliminary results suggest that no increase in range can be expected as a result of the rest periods regardless of their length; moreover, it appears that in some cases a slight loss in battery capacity, and therefore in range, may occur as the battery cools during the rest period. Similar testing of the nickel/iron battery system is now underway.

• Supplemental Notes:
  • Batteries for Electric Vehicles--Research, Development, Testing and Evaluation SP-541. International Congress and Exposition, Detroit, Michigan, February 28-March 4, 1983.
• Corporate Authors:

  Society of Automotive Engineers (SAE)

  400 Commonwealth Drive
  Warrendale, PA  United States  15096
• Authors:
  • Hornstra, F
  • Swoboda, C
  • Corp, D
  • Fredrickson, D
  • Webster, C
  • Christianson, C C
  • Yao, N P
• Publication Date: 1983-2

Media Info

• Features: Figures; References;
• Pagination: p. 25-27
• Serial:
  • Publication of: Canada Centre for Remote Sensing
  • Publisher: Canada Centre for Remote Sensing

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Electric batteries; Electric vehicles; Lead acid batteries; Nickel iron batteries; Testing; Vehicle range
• Subject Areas: Energy; Safety and Human Factors;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00372795
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration
• Report/Paper Numbers: SAE 830227, HS-034 386
• Files: HSL, USDOT
• Created Date: May 31 1983 12:00AM