Activities performed in the Near Term Hybrid Vehicle (NTHV) program which studied the technical, economic, and fuel conservation aspects of replacing new 1985 full sized passenger cars in the US with automobiles having combination heat engines and electric motor power are summarized. These studies included NTHV design for the body power units, transmission system, and controls; evaluation of alternative strategies; the fuel conservation expected; goals for vehicle performance, safety and reliability; economic analysis, and mathematical models for use in the computer-aided design of the optimum performance NTHV. (ERA citation 05:035117)
Near Term Hybrid Passenger Vehicle Development Program. Phase I, Final Report
1979
142 pages
Report
No indication
English
Road Transportation , Engine Studies, Energy Related , Hybrid electric-powered vehicles , C codes , Computer codes , Design , Economic analysis , Electric batteries , Energy conservation , Fuel consumption , Fuel economy , Internal combustion engines , Mathematical models , P codes , Reliability , Research programs , S codes , Safety , Usa , ERDA/330400