Final report on electric vehicle activities, September 1991--October 1994

Technical Report · Wed Feb 01 00:00:00 EST 1995

DOI:https://doi.org/10.2172/10117261· OSTI ID:10117261

Del Monaco, J L; Pandya, D A

The data and information collected for the Public Service Electric and Gas Company`s (PSE&G) electric vehicle demonstration program were intended to support and enhance DOE`s Electric and Hybrid Vehicle Site Operator Program. The DOE Site Operator Program is focused on the life cycle and reliability of Electric Vehicles (EVs). Of particular interest are vehicles currently available with features that are likely to be put into production or demonstrate new technology. PSE&G acquired eight GMC Electric G-Vans in 1991, and three TEVans in 1993, and conducted a program plan to test and assess the overall performance of these electric vehicles. To accomplish the objectives of DOE`s Site Operator`s test program, a manual data collection system was implemented. The manual data collection system has provided energy use and mileage data. From September 1991 to October 1994 PSE&G logged 69,368 miles on eleven test vehicles. PSE&G also demonstrated the EVs to diverse groups and associations at fifty seven various events. Included in the report are lessons learned concerning maintenance, operation, public reactions, and driver`s acceptance of the electric vehicles.

• Research Organization: Public Service Electric and Gas Co., Newark, NJ (United States)
• Sponsoring Organization: USDOE, Washington, DC (United States)
• DOE Contract Number: FC07-91ID13073
• OSTI ID: 10117261
• Report Number(s): DOE/ID/13073-1; ON: DE95006648; TRN: 95:001797
• Resource Relation: Other Information: PBD: Feb 1995
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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