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Recent Advances in Electric Vehicle Technology
- Special Publication
- SP-0793
- ISBN 0-89883-784-7

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- English
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- 136 pages
Due to increasing air pollution concerns and rising petroluem prices, interest has heightened in electric vehicles. SP-793 provides a thorough look at current developments in advancing the electric vehicle's role for meeting the transportation challenges of the 21st century. This information-packed publication contains 15 papers including: fuel cell power plants for public transport vehicles; electric vehicle design considerations for cold weather operation; demonstration of aluminum-air fuel cells in a road vehicle; safety considerations for sodium-sulfur batteries for electric vehicles; a new compact drive system with a microcomputer controlled dual DC- chopper; application of solar cells to the automobile and more