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Baseline tests of the C. H. Waterman DAF electric passenger vehicle

Technical Report ·
OSTI ID:6512206

An electric vehicle was tested as part of an Energy Research Development Administration (ERDA) project to characterize the state-of-the-art of electric vehicles. The Waterman vehicle performance test results are presented. The vehicle is a converted four-passenger DAF 46 sedan. It is powered by sixteen 6-V traction batteries through a three-step contactor controller actuated by a foot throttle to change the voltage applied to the 6.7 kW motor. The braking system is a conventional hydraulic braking system.

Research Organization:
National Aeronautics and Space Administration, Cleveland, OH (USA). Lewis Research Center
DOE Contract Number:
EC-77-A-31-1011
OSTI ID:
6512206
Report Number(s):
N-78-17942; NASA-TM-73757
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English

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