COMPARING THE ELECTRIC LEAD-ACID BATTERY VEHICLE WITH A HYDROGEN FUELED VEHICLE INCORPORATING AN FE--TI HYDRIDE STORAGE UNIT

An electric vehicle powered by energy stored in lead-acid batteries is compared with a hydrogen fueled vehicle utilizing an internal combustion engine and iron-titanium hydride for the fuel storage. The comparison shows that for roughly equivalent vehicle types, the iron-titanium storage of hydrogen provides a vehicle with better range, better performance, and fewer operational limitations than an electric vehicle using lead-acid batteries. (ERA citation 01:019878)

• Corporate Authors:

  Brookhaven National Laboratory

  Upton, NY  United States 

  Energy Research and Development Administration

  20 Massachusetts Avenue, NW
  Washington, DC  United States  20590
• Authors:
  • Waide, C H
• Publication Date: 1976-1-26

Media Info

• Pagination: 13 p.

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Alternatives analysis; Automobiles; Chemical compounds; Electric batteries; Electric vehicles; Fuel storage; Hydrides; Hydrogen; Hydrogen fuels; Internal combustion engines; Iron; Iron compounds; Lead (Metal); Lead acid batteries; Performance; Titanium; Vehicle performance
• Uncontrolled Terms: Comparative analysis
• Old TRIS Terms: Iron hydrides; Titanium compounds; Titanium hydrides
• Subject Areas: Energy; Highways; Safety and Human Factors;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00147003
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: National Technical Information Service
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Feb 16 1977 12:00AM