RESULTS OF BASELINE TESTS OF THE LUCAS LIMOUSINE

The Lucas Limousine, an electric vehicle, was tested to assess the state-of-the-art of electric vehicles. All tests were made without the regenerative braking system and were conducted at the gross vehicle weight of 7,700 pounds. Over a 30 mph stop and go driving cycle the vehicle went 48.4 miles. The vehicle was able to accelerate to 30 mph in about 15 seconds with a gradeability limit of 16.5 percent. As determined by coast down tests the road power and road energy consumption for the vehicle were 2.92 kilowatts and 0.146 kWh/mi, respectively, at 20 mph. At 40 mph the road power requirement was 11.12 kilowatts and the road energy requirement was 0.278 kWh/mi. The maximum energy economy measured 0.45 kilowatt hours per mile at 30 mph and increased to 0.76 kilowatt hours per mile at 50 mph. Over the 30 mph stop and go driving cycle the energy economy was 0.92 kilowatt hours per mile.

• Supplemental Notes:
  • Subm-Sponsored in Part by Erda.
• Corporate Authors:

  Department of the Navy

  The Pentagon
  Washington, DC  United States  20350
• Authors:
  • Soltis, R F
  • Dustin, M O
  • Sargent, N B
• Publication Date: 1977-1

Media Info

• Pagination: 29 p.

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Acceleration (Mechanics); Automobiles; Consumption; Electric batteries; Electric power; Electric vehicles; Electrical systems; Energy; Energy consumption; Performance tests; Propulsion; State of the art studies; Technology assessment; Vehicles
• Old TRIS Terms: Electric equipment tests
• Subject Areas: Energy; Highways; Safety and Human Factors; Vehicles and Equipment;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00158633
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: National Technical Information Service
• Report/Paper Numbers: NASA-TM-X-73609
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Aug 31 1978 12:00AM