Electric and Hybrid Vehicles Program: 10th annual report to Congress for Fiscal Year 1986

Technical Report · Wed Apr 01 04:00:00 EST 1987

OSTI ID:6660426

This tenth annual report on the implementation of the Electric and Hybrid Vehicle Research, Development and Demonstration Act of 1976 (Public Law 94-413, as amended by Public Law 95-238, and Public Law 96-185), referred to as the Act, complies with the reporting requirements established in Section 14 of the Act. In addition to informing Congress of the progress and plans of the Department of Energy Electric and Hybrid Vehicles Program, this report is intended to serve as a communication link between the Department and all of the public and private interests involved in making the program a success. During FY 1986, significant progress was made toward fulfilling the intent of the Congress in the Act. There has been continuing interest shown by both the automobile manufacturing and supply sectors of our economy in electric and hybrid vehicles. Research and development efforts in batteries and propulsion components continue to achieve significant progress in providing industry with technology options that will result in vehicles that will be more economically competitive and more acceptable to the public.

• Research Organization: USDOE Assistant Secretary for Conservation and Solar Energy, Washington, DC. Office of Transportation Systems Utilization
• OSTI ID: 6660426
• Report Number(s): DOE/CE-0179; ON: DE87008350
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

Related Subjects

33 ADVANCED PROPULSION SYSTEMS
330400* -- Advanced Propulsion Systems-- Hybrid Systems
ELECTRIC BATTERIES
ELECTRIC-POWERED VEHICLES
ELECTROCHEMICAL CELLS
HYBRID ELECTRIC-POWERED VEHICLES
PERFORMANCE TESTING
RESEARCH PROGRAMS
TESTING
VEHICLES