Electric Vehicle Performance in 1994 DOE Competitions 950178
The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) through Argonne National Laboratory sponsored and recorded energy data of electric vehicles (EVs) at five competitions in 1994. Each competition provided different test conditions (closed-track, on-road, and dynamometer). The data gathered at these competitions includes energy efficiency, range, acceleration, and vehicle characteristics. The results of the analysis show that the vehicles performed as expected. Some of the EVs were also tested on dynamometers and compared to gasoline vehicles, including production vehicles with advanced battery systems. Although the EVs performed well at these competitions, the results show that only the vehicles with advanced technologies perform as well or better than conventional gasoline vehicles.
Citation: Quong, S., Duoba, M., Larsen, R., LeBlanc, N. et al., "Electric Vehicle Performance in 1994 DOE Competitions," SAE Technical Paper 950178, 1995, https://doi.org/10.4271/950178. Download Citation
Author(s):
Spencer Quong, Michael Duoba, Robert Larsen, Nicole LeBlanc, Richard Gonzales, Carlos Bultrago
Affiliated:
Argonne National Lab.
Pages: 10
Event:
International Congress & Exposition
ISSN:
0148-7191
e-ISSN:
2688-3627
Also in:
Design Innovations in Electric and Hybrid Electric Vehicles-SP-1089, Electric and Hybrid-Electric Vehicles-PT-85
Related Topics:
Electric vehicles
Vehicle performance
Energy conservation
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Vehicle acceleration
Batteries
Production
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