Electric car progress

Author

Oman, H.

Volume

17

Issue

6

fYear

2002

fDate

6/1/2002 12:00:00 AM

Firstpage

30

Lastpage

35

Abstract

Our global temperature´s rise is caused by our atmosphere´s ever-increasing content of carbon-dioxide, most of which comes from the exhaust of transportation vehicles. This has resulted in a worldwide search for alternatives to the high-powered gasoline fueled automobiles in wide use today. Replacing gasoline-powered cars with electric and hybrid-electric vehicles has become the most popular tool for reducing carbon-dioxide emissions into our atmosphere. Evaluation of electric alternatives to gasoline-engine propulsion of cars covers such topics as the efficiency, weight, and lifetime of fuel cells, and increasing the charge/discharge life of the new lightweight lithium and nickel metal-hydride batteries. A summary of the work currently being carried out on battery and hybrid vehicles is included here

Keywords

electric propulsion; electric vehicles; fuel cells; reviews; road vehicles; Li; NiMH batteries; atmospheric carbon-dioxide content; carbon-dioxide emission reduction; charge/discharge life; electric car development; electric vehicle wireless power transmission; electric vehicles; fuel cell efficiency; fuel cell life; fuel cell weight; gasoline fueled vehicle alternatives; global temperature rise; hybrid-electric vehicles; hydrogen powered vehicles; lightweight lithium batteries; natural gas powered vehicles; nickel metal-hydride batteries; solar-powered car; transportation vehicle exhaust fumes; Atmosphere; Automobiles; Batteries; Fuel cells; Hybrid electric vehicles; Lithium; Petroleum; Propulsion; Road transportation; Temperature;

fLanguage

English

Journal_Title

Aerospace and Electronic Systems Magazine, IEEE

Publisher

ieee

ISSN

0885-8985

Type

jour

DOI

10.1109/MAES.2002.1010119

Filename

1010119