DocumentCode
1343052
Title
Transportation: The electric cars will it really go? It may not save energy but it could be cheaper, less polluting, and in the long haul, petroleum conserving
Author
Healy, T.J.
Author_Institution
Univ. Santa Clara, Brazil
Volume
11
Issue
4
fYear
1974
fDate
4/1/1974 12:00:00 AM
Firstpage
50
Lastpage
55
Abstract
The author discusses the electric automobile. He discusses the pollution aspect, energy requirements, electric power plant primary fuels, and overall efficiency. Assumptions about possible future developments are discussed. A comparison is made between electric and gasoline automobiles in terms of energy.
Keywords
automobiles; electric vehicles; road vehicles; electric automobile; electric car; electric power plant primary fuels; energy requirements; future development assumptions; gasoline automobiles; overall efficiency; pollution; possible future developments; scenarios; Automobiles; Batteries; Electric vehicles; Petroleum; Power generation;
fLanguage
English
Journal_Title
Spectrum, IEEE
Publisher
ieee
ISSN
0018-9235
Type
jour
DOI
10.1109/MSPEC.1974.6366474
Filename
6366474
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