(Hybrid gas/electric vehicle)

Technical Report · Tue Jan 01 04:00:00 EST 1985

OSTI ID:5236124

Lavery, T J

The purpose of this project was to build a long-range, parallel hybrid gas/electric vehicle capable of driving beyond the communter capabilities of series hybrid vehicles. It was envisioned that since the gas engine would be able to independently propel the car when needed and that the electric motor would be capable of doing the same, then you have a very desirable situation where this car can operate much more cheaply on electricity for the short distance runs under approximately 60 miles and also be able to propel the vehicle via the gas engine on the long-distance trips. During the time the car would be operating in the gas engine mode, it would be also recharging the 16 deep cycle batteries via the electric motor now being used as a generator. Then, even on long-distance trips, the electric motor could be used, after having been fully or partially recharged, to even further reduce cost per mile.

• Research Organization: Lavery (Thomas J.), Memphis, TN (USA)
• DOE Contract Number: FG44-81R410501
• OSTI ID: 5236124
• Report Number(s): DOE/R4/10501-T1; ON: DE850167365
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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