TOWNOBILE® Purpose-Built Electric Commuter Cars, Vans and Mini-Buses

900177

02/01/1990

Event
International Congress & Exposition
Authors Abstract
Content
Only now do thinkers realise that transport energy and environmental problems will be solved by eliminating the combustion process from commuting vehicles. Electric-drive permits this, and by matching the vehicle with its real mission, present batteries and related technology enable volume manufacture now of electric cars and vans.
Twenty years of systematic research, development and testing, and a “purpose-built” rather than “evolutionary” philosophy have optimised TOWNOBILE vehicles to eliminate the ICV-EV weight difference, bring the price difference within 25% and permit viable production in relatively small quantities for such opportunities as the Los Angeles Electric Vehicle Initiative.
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DOI
https://doi.org/10.4271/900177
Pages
12
Citation
Leembruggen, L., "TOWNOBILE® Purpose-Built Electric Commuter Cars, Vans and Mini-Buses," SAE Technical Paper 900177, 1990, https://doi.org/10.4271/900177.
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Published
Feb 1, 1990
Product Code
900177
Content Type
Technical Paper
Language
English