DocumentCode
3201102
Title
Fuel cells for future electric vehicles
Author
Kalhammer, Fritz R. ; Prokopius, Paul R. ; Roan, Vernon P. ; Voecks, Gerald E.
Author_Institution
2176 Sharon Rd., Menlo Park, CA, USA
fYear
1999
fDate
1999
Firstpage
5
Lastpage
10
Abstract
This paper summarizes the main findings and conclusions of a study undertaken by the authors for the State of California Air Resources Board (USA). The purpose of the study was to assess the current state of automotive fuel cell technology development and the prospects for fuel cells to become practical power sources for automobiles. The study surveyed the automotive fuel cell programs of major automobile manufacturers and of fuel cell component and system developers in Europe, Japan and North America
Keywords
electric vehicles; proton exchange membrane fuel cells; research initiatives; USA; automotive fuel cells; electric vehicles; fuel cell components; fuel cell development; power sources; technology development; Automobile manufacture; Automotive engineering; Battery powered vehicles; Chemical technology; Costs; Electric vehicles; Fuel cell vehicles; Fuel cells; Internal combustion engines; Petroleum;
fLanguage
English
Publisher
ieee
Conference_Titel
Battery Conference on Applications and Advances, 1999. The Fourteenth Annual
Conference_Location
Long Beach, CA
ISSN
1089-8182
Print_ISBN
0-7803-4967-9
Type
conf
DOI
10.1109/BCAA.1999.795955
Filename
795955
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