Electric vehicle test and evaluation program of the U. S. Postal Service. Paper No. 7747
Conference
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OSTI ID:6652941
The U.S. Postal Service has a program covering the engineering evaluation of improved electric vehicles for use in its fleet in order to reduce vehicle life cycle cost as well as to reduce the use of and dependence on oil based fuels. As part of this program, the Postal Service is developing, testing and evaluating a number of different electric vehicle propulsion systems and internal combustion engines. A description is given of the electric vehicle propulsion systems under evaluation and the test results that have been obtained thus far. Preliminary findings are presented on nickel-zinc batteries, larger lead-acid batteries, small lightweight vehicles, and electric/flywheel vehicles.
- Research Organization:
- Postal Service, Washington, DC (USA)
- OSTI ID:
- 6652941
- Report Number(s):
- CONF-770488-28
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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