Verification test of the change-of-pace station wagon

Technical Report · Tue Jul 01 00:00:00 EDT 1980

OSTI ID:5976144

Dowgiallo, Jr, E J; Snellings, I R; Blake, W H

The Change-of-Pace, manufactured by Electrical Vehicle Associates (EVA), was tested during the period from 14 July 1978 to 11 September 1978. Complete test results are contained in Section V. Part of the verification test results are summarized below: (1) Acceleration: 50 km/h (31.1 mi/h) in 13 s. (2) Range: 51 km (31.7 m) driving 86 cycles of SAE J227a/type C driving cycle. (3) Forward speed: 80 km/h (49.7 mi/h) for 39 min on MERADCOM Track with 5% grade. (4) Gradeability at speed: at 25 km/H (15.5 mi/h) can traverse 13.8% grade (calculated). (5) Gradeability limit: 27.9% grade for 20 s (calculated).

• Research Organization: Army Mobility Equipment Research and Development Command, Fort Belvoir, VA (USA). Electrical Power Lab.
• DOE Contract Number: AI01-77CS51042
• OSTI ID: 5976144
• Report Number(s): DOE/CS/51042-T12; ON: DE86008281
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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