ELECTRIC AND HYBRID VEHICLES - REPORT ON THE SAE SYMPOSIUM

This article reports on the recent Electric and Hybrid Vehicles Symposium (Toptec) of the Society of Automotive Engineers (SAE). Its presentations mainly covered future challenges, technical progress, user experiences, and funding. It is not expected that stricter legislation alone will reverse the current environmental trends to more pollution. Some experts see electric and hybrid vehicles as the best way to reverse this trend in the long term. Here, the technical challenge is to find the best combination of conventional engines, electricity storage, and electric drive capability to meet consumer and environmental needs. The most widely developed fuel cell system is the solid polymer fuel cell (SPFC) stack or 'battery', with hydrogen as primary fuel. Autothermal reforming is another promising option. SAGEM is already developing a wide variety of electric vehicle power management modules. Four electric buses have now been operating for about five years in Oxford, England, which are very popular with staff and passengers, but expensive to run. A project in Coventry, England monitored the performance of specially converted Peugeot 106 cars and vans with nickel-cadmium batteries. Some details of European Framework Programme and UK DTI Foresight Vehicle Link funding opportunities were presented.

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  Institution of Mechanical Engineers

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• Authors:
  • COLE, A C
• Publication Date: 1997-9

Language

• English

Media Info

• Pagination: p. 84-6
• Serial:
  • AUTOMOTIVE ENGINEER
  • Volume: 22
  • Issue Number: 7
  • Publisher: Institution of Mechanical Engineers
  • ISSN: 0307-6490

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Air pollution; Conferences; Electric vehicles; Environmental protection; Financing; Fuels; Hybrid vehicles; Legislation; Motors
• ITRD Terms: 2452: Air pollution; 8525: Conference; 1282: Electric vehicle; 2444: Environment protection; 244: Financing; 3850: Fuel; 1291: Hybrid vehicle; 1556: Legislation; 1334: Motor
• Subject Areas: Energy; Environment; Law;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00744418
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: Transport Research Laboratory
• Files: ITRD
• Created Date: Jan 28 1998 12:00AM