Range improvement from regenerative braking on the Copper Electric Town Car. Paper No. 7756

Conference · Sat Jan 01 04:00:00 EST 1977

OSTI ID:6695653

Miner, D K

The Copper Electric Town Car, a small two-passenger prototype automobile suitable for use in urban and metropolitan areas, was designed and built in 1974 as a prototype project of the Copper Development Association Inc. (CDA). It was introduced to the press and to U.S. government officials in Washington, D.C., in May of 1975. The data sheet given reports on design improvements that were made on the Copper Electric Town Car since then and describes its present performance. Topics discussed include speed control, regenerative braking, electric batteries, overall drive system, ride and handling, and range and performance. Acceleration time from 0 to 30 mph is now 8.8 sec as opposed to the original 11.8 sec. Range at a steady 40 mph has increased from 80 to 103 miles. Range for the SAE J227A Schedule D test has increased from 34 to 47.9 miles, and with regenerative braking to 54.5 miles.

• OSTI ID: 6695653
• Report Number(s): CONF-770488-14
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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