Electric and Hybrid Vehicles Program: 13th Annual report to Congress for fiscal year 1989

Technical Report · Sun Apr 01 04:00:00 EDT 1990

DOI:https://doi.org/10.2172/6823825· OSTI ID:6823825

This thirteenth annual report on the implementation of the Electric and Hybrid Vehicle Research, Development and Demonstration Act of 1976 (Public Law 94-413), 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's 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 1989, significant progress was made in this program. There has been continuing interest shown by both the automobile manufacturers and supply sectors of our economy in electric and hybrid vehicles. The three major domestic automobile manufacturers all are devoting some effort towards electric vehicles. Their participation includes cost-shared contracts with Department of Energy and the Electric Power Research Institute as well as independently funded activities. Research and development efforts in batteries and propulsion components continue to achieve significant progress in providing industry with technology that will result in vehicles that will be more economically competitive and more acceptable to the public. 81 refs., 11 figs., 6 tabs.

• Research Organization: USDOE Assistant Secretary for Conservation and Renewable Energy, Washington, DC (USA). Office of Transportation Systems
• Sponsoring Organization: DOE/CE
• OSTI ID: 6823825
• Report Number(s): DOE/CE-0285P; ON: DE90013560
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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29 ENERGY PLANNING, POLICY, AND ECONOMY
290500 -- Energy Planning & Policy-- Research
Development
Demonstration
& Commercialization
33 ADVANCED PROPULSION SYSTEMS
330300* -- Advanced Propulsion Systems-- Electric-Powered Systems
330400 -- Advanced Propulsion Systems-- Hybrid Systems
ACCELERATION
COOPERATION
COORDINATED RESEARCH PROGRAMS
DATA ACQUISITION SYSTEMS
ECONOMICS
EFFICIENCY
ELECTRIC BATTERIES
ELECTRIC-POWERED VEHICLES
ELECTROCHEMICAL CELLS
ENERGY EFFICIENCY
FINANCIAL INCENTIVES
GRANTS
HYBRID ELECTRIC-POWERED VEHICLES
MANUFACTURERS
MEASURING METHODS
PERFORMANCE TESTING
PLANNING
RECOMMENDATIONS
RESEARCH PROGRAMS
SERVICE LIFE
TECHNOLOGY TRANSFER
TESTING
VEHICLES