Baseline and verification tests of the Electric Vehicle Associates' Current Fare Station Wagon. Final test report, 27 March 1980-6 November 1981

Technical Report · Sat Jan 01 04:00:00 EST 1983

OSTI ID:5448564

Dowgiallo, Jr, E J; Chapman, R D

The EVA Current Fare Station Wagon, an electric vehicle, was tested at MERADCOM as part of a Department of Energy project to characterize the state-of-the-art of electric vehicles. The current Fare Wagon was manufactured in Cleveland, Ohio by Electric Vehicle Associates' Incorporated. It is powered by 22 6-V lead-acid batteries driving a 30-hp d.c. series motor through an SCR controller. The motor drives the rear wheels through a manually operated 4-speed transmission. Regenerative braking was provided.

• Research Organization: Army Mobility Equipment Research and Development Center, Fort Belvoir, VA (USA)
• OSTI ID: 5448564
• Report Number(s): AD-A-132549/7
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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ELECTRIC-POWERED VEHICLES
ELECTROCHEMICAL CELLS
ELECTRONIC EQUIPMENT
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REGENERATIVE BRAKING
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