This report summarizes the Accelerated Reliability testing of five lead-acid battery-equipped Chevrolet S-10 electric vehicles by the US Department of Energy's Field Operations Program and the Program's testing partners, Electric Transportation Applications (ETA) and Southern California Edison (SCE). ETA and SCE operated the S-10s with the goal of placing 25,000 miles on each vehicle within 1 year, providing an accelerated life-cycle analysis. The testing was performed according to established and published test procedures. The S-10s' average ranges were highest during summer months; changes in ambient temperature from night to day and from season-to-season impacted range by as much as 10 miles. Drivers also noted that excessive use of power during acceleration also had a dramatic effect on vehicle range. The spirited performance of the S-10s created a great temptation to inexperienced electric vehicle drivers to 'have a good time' and to fully utilize the S-10's acceleration capability. The price of injudicious use of power is greatly reduced range and a long-term reduction in battery life. The range using full-power accelerations followed by rapid deceleration in city driving has been 20 miles or less.


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    Title :

    Field Operations Program Chevrolet S-10 (Lead-Acid) Accelerated Reliability Testing - Final Report


    Contributors:
    J. Francfort (author) / J. Argueta (author) / M. Wehrey (author) / D. Karner (author) / L. Tyree (author)

    Publication date :

    1999


    Size :

    51 pages


    Type of media :

    Report


    Type of material :

    No indication


    Language :

    English




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