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Title: Relationship between gross vehicle weight, payload, effective range, and cost of electric vehicles

Conference ·
OSTI ID:6583055

The interdependence between gross vehicle weight, curb weight, payload and drive weight was established in general for electric vehicles. Based upon the FAKRA Driving cycle, the range is expressed as a function of gross vehicle weight for electric vehicles equipped with different types of storage devices. The cost for operating these vehicles is calculated and compared.

OSTI ID:
6583055
Report Number(s):
CONF-780208-113
Resource Relation:
Conference: Society of Automotive Engineers International Automotive Engineering Congress and Exposition, Detroit, MI, USA, Feb 1978; Related Information: SAE Paper 780220
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English