New legislation in the State of California requires that 2% of vehicles sold there from 1998 will be 'zero-emitting'. This provides a unique market opportunity for developers of electric vehicles but substantial improvements in the technology are probably required if it is to be successfully exploited. Here, the author details how, if the same functions performed by secondary cells in current electric vehicles could be economically performed by a small fuel cell using hydrogen derived from a methanol reformer, then most of the flexibility provided by conventional vehicles would be retained. The market prospects for electric cars would then be greatly enhanced and their dependence on very advanced battery technology would be reduced
Electric vehicle drive systems
Antriebssysteme für Elektrofahrzeuge
1992
12 Seiten
Aufsatz (Zeitschrift)
Englisch
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