Electric and Hybrid Vehicle System Research and Development Project: Hybrid Vehicle Potential Assessment. Volume 1. Summary
The results of investigations conducted under Ce Hybrid Vehicle Potential Assessment Task are reported in 10 volumes. This volume contains an overview of the study and its results. The purpose of the overall study was to determine if the petroleum fuel savings achievable through the use of hybrid electric vehicles is worth the R and D expenditures needed to develop the hybrid vehicles and to determine R and D priorities. It was concluded that by the year 2010 hybrid vehicles could replace 80% of the automotive power that would otherwise be produced from petroleum fuels; the public should not suffer any mobility loss through the use of hybrid vehicles; high initial and life-cycle costs are a limiting factor; and R and D funds should be spent for systems design and the development of low-cost batteries and controllers. (LCL)
- Research Organization:
- California Institute of Technology (CalTech), Pasadena, CA (United States). Jet Propulsion Lab. (JPL)
- DOE Contract Number:
- EM-78-I-01-4209
- OSTI ID:
- 5551846
- Report Number(s):
- CONS-4209-T1(Vol.1)
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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HYBRID ELECTRIC-POWERED VEHICLES
ECONOMICS
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TECHNOLOGY ASSESSMENT
ELECTRIC BATTERIES
ENERGY CONSERVATION
FORECASTING
FUEL CONSUMPTION
GRAPHS
NUMERICAL DATA
RESEARCH PROGRAMS
DATA
DATA FORMS
ELECTRIC-POWERED VEHICLES
ELECTROCHEMICAL CELLS
ENERGY CONSUMPTION
ENERGY STORAGE SYSTEMS
INFORMATION
VEHICLES
330400* - Advanced Propulsion Systems- Hybrid Systems