Title :
Ultra light electric vehicle parameters
Author :
Wyczalek, Floyd A.
Author_Institution :
F.W. Lilly Inc., Bloomfield Hills, MI, USA
fDate :
1/1/1996 12:00:00 AM
Abstract :
A comparative assessment of the applications of ultralight technology to electric vehicles (EV) under development since 1990 has been made. The general nature of the mathematical model permitted EVs of all types, including bicycles and magnetic levitation vehicles, to be evaluated and compared for acceleration levels, elapsed time, and elapsed distance performance in a standardized framework, with acceptable accuracy in comparison to the performance results published in the public domain. The aerodynamic coefficients and the skin friction component of the total aerodynamic drag coefficient could be estimated
Keywords :
drag; electric propulsion; electric vehicles; secondary cells; acceleration levels; aerodynamic coefficients; battery electric vehicle; bicycles; design parameters; elapsed distance performance; elapsed time; magnetic levitation vehicles; mathematical model; parametric analysis; skin friction; specifications; total drag coefficient; ultralight electric vehicle parameters; vehicle mass; zero emission vehicle; Acceleration; Aerodynamics; Automobile manufacture; Battery powered vehicles; Electric vehicles; Europe; Legislation; Propulsion; Testing; Tires;
Journal_Title :
Aerospace and Electronic Systems Magazine, IEEE
