Projected characteristics of hybrid-electric cars

Technical Report · Sun Apr 01 04:00:00 EST 1979

OSTI ID:6247173

Hamilton, W F; Curtis, R L

Performance and costs are projected for future hybrid-electric cars in which a small internal-combustion engine (ICE) is added to the basic electric propulsion system to permit unlimited highway range. In most driving these hybrids would be operated in the all-electric mode without use of the ICE, thus providing most of the benefits of electric cars without their range limitation. The curb weight, range on batteries, energy requirements, and life-cycle costs of such hybrids are projected as a function of battery weight for four-passenger, subcompact hybrid cars using improved and advanced technology including future lead-acid, nickel-zinc, and lithium-sulfur batteries. A desirable configuration using either lead-acid or nickel-zinc batteries would weigh about 1500 kg, travel about 125 km on batteries alone, cost about ten cents per kilometer overall, and require ICE use in typical applications for roughly 15% of total travel.

• Research Organization: General Research Corp., Santa Barbara, CA (USA)
• DOE Contract Number: AC03-76CS51180
• OSTI ID: 6247173
• Report Number(s): DOE/CS/51180-T11; ON: DE81026122
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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COST
DATA
ELECTRIC BATTERIES
ELECTRIC-POWERED VEHICLES
ELECTROCHEMICAL CELLS
ENERGY CONSUMPTION
ENGINES
FORECASTING
FUEL CONSUMPTION
HEAT ENGINES
HYBRID ELECTRIC-POWERED VEHICLES
INFORMATION
INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINES
LEAD-ACID BATTERIES
METAL-METAL OXIDE BATTERIES
NICKEL-ZINC BATTERIES
NUMERICAL DATA
PERFORMANCE
THEORETICAL DATA
VEHICLES