On the Relationship between Gross Vehicle Weight, Payload, Effective Range, and Cost of Electric Vehicles
780220
02/01/1978
- Event
- Content
- The interdependence between gross vehicle weight, curb weight, payload and drive weight is established in general for electric vehicles. Based upon the FAKRA Driving cycle, the range is expressed as a function of gross vehicle weight for electric vehicles equipped with different types of storage devices. The cost for operating these vehicles is calculated and compared.
- Pages
- 12
- Citation
- Altendorf, J., Kalberlah, A., and Saridakis, N., "On the Relationship between Gross Vehicle Weight, Payload, Effective Range, and Cost of Electric Vehicles," SAE Technical Paper 780220, 1978, https://doi.org/10.4271/780220.