Analysis of Life Cycle Costs for Electric Vans with Advanced Battery Systems
890819
02/01/1989
- Event
- Content
- The performance of advanced Zn/Br2, LiAl/FeS, Na/S, Ni/Fe, and Fe/Air batteries in electric vans was compared to that of tubular lead-acid technology. The MARVEL computer analysis system evaluated these batteries for the G-Van and IDSEP vehicles over two driving schedules. Each of the advanced batteries exhibited the potential for major improvements in both range and life cycle cost compared with tubular lead-acid. A sensitivity analysis revealed specific energy, battery initial cost, and cycle life to be the dominant factors in reducing life cycle cost for the case of vans powered by tubular lead-acid batteries.
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- 8
- Citation
- Marr, W., Walsh, W., and Miller, J., "Analysis of Life Cycle Costs for Electric Vans with Advanced Battery Systems," SAE Technical Paper 890819, 1989, https://doi.org/10.4271/890819.