Electric vehicles (EVs): 'a look behind the scenes'

Journal Article · Sat May 01 00:00:00 EDT 1993 · IEEE Aerospace and Electronic Systems Magazine (Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers); (United States)

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1109/62.212586· OSTI ID:6587136

O'Brien, W A ^[1]

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1. EVC Electric Vehicle Consultants, Imperial Beach, CA (United States)

The future of electric vehicles is completely dependent on the performance and cost of batteries and the necessary customer support infrastructure. The growing electric vehicle industry is global in extent and will be globally competitive. No single electric vehicle will satisfy the needs of all segments in this diverse vehicle market. National-level legislation combined with strong actions at the state and local levels are becoming the major commercialization incentives in the USA with California's planned air quality regulations being the main driving force in that State. Significant EV penetration of the US vehicle market will begin with limited and narrowly defined segments like urban service and delivery fleets where daily travel of 65 miles or less will satisfy 75% of these niche markets using existing and improved lead acid battery technology. Typically these EV fleets will be professionally operated in well controlled environments by government agencies, corporations, utilities and other institutions. The paper addresses and summarized some of the broader issues relating to EV's including: legislation, regulatory, funding, infrastructure, niche markets, safety and the near term need for lead acid batteries.

• OSTI ID: 6587136
• Journal Information: IEEE Aerospace and Electronic Systems Magazine (Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers); (United States), Journal Name: IEEE Aerospace and Electronic Systems Magazine (Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers); (United States) Vol. 8:5; ISSN 0885-8985; ISSN IAEMEE
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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