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User experience with on-road electric vehicles in the U.S.A. and CanadaApproximately 3000 on-road electric passenger cars and delivery vans are now in use in the U.S.A. and Canada. The owners and operators of almost one-third of these vehicles have been surveyed directly in an attempt to determine the suitability of commercially sold electric vehicles for real on-road jobs. This paper is primarily concerned with the analysis of the engineering aspects of the user experience with electric vehicles, i.e., mileage and application, failure modes and rates, energy economy, maintenance requirements, life cycle costs, and vehicle performance characteristics. It is concluded that existing electric vehicles can perform satisfactorily in applications that have limited performance requirements, particularly in terms of range.
Document ID
19790026067
Acquisition Source
Legacy CDMS
Document Type
Conference Proceedings
Authors
Sandberg, J. J.
(Jet Propulsion Lab., California Inst. of Tech. Pasadena, CA, United States)
Leschly, K.
(California Institute of Technology, Jet Propulsion Laboratory, Pasadena Calif., United States)
Date Acquired
August 9, 2013
Publication Date
January 1, 1978
Subject Category
Urban Technology And Transportation
Meeting Information
Meeting: Intersociety Energy Conversion Engineering Conference
Location: San Diego, CA
Start Date: August 20, 1978
End Date: August 25, 1978
Accession Number
79A10080
Distribution Limits
Public
Copyright
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