Title :
Photovoltaic applications for electric vehicles
Author :
King, Richard J.
Author_Institution :
US DOE, Washington, DC, USA
Abstract :
Current solar car technology, rules and strategies for the major racing events, and plans for GM Sunrayce USA, a university competition of solar-powered car scheduled for July, 1990, are described, along with plans by the US Department of Energy to investigate the technical requirements and economic viability of solar-assisted commuter cars
Keywords :
electric vehicles; power supplies to apparatus; research initiatives; solar cells; solar power; USA; electric vehicles; research initiatives; solar car; solar cells; solar power; Batteries; Electric vehicles; Energy conversion; Petroleum; Photovoltaic cells; Photovoltaic systems; Propulsion; Roads; Solar energy; Solar power generation;
Conference_Titel :
Photovoltaic Specialists Conference, 1990., Conference Record of the Twenty First IEEE
Conference_Location :
Kissimmee, FL
DOI :
10.1109/PVSC.1990.111763
