A study has been conducted of two future candidate automobile propulsion systems that do not rely upon petroleum or natural gas as an energy source. Potential vehicle characteristics for each system have been identified. The first vehicle system employs a gaseous, hydrogen-fueled, internal combustion engine and either a liquid or metal hydride energy storage system. The second vehicle system employs an electronically controlled, electric motor powertrain and a battery energy storage system. Major tasks included in this study were the technical and economic assessments of the state of the art and future alternatives in hydrogen production and delivery, the hydrogen vehicle assessment, the battery-electric vehicle assessment, and the comparison of the principal vehicle alternative in 1985, 1990, and 2000. The comparison includes weight, size, cost, energy, and design range relationships and the implications on expenditure of all major energy sources. The study is summarized, results are presented, and conclusions are drawn. Comments are made on the future roles of hydrogen and electricity in automobile propulsion. (ERA citation 05:022623)
Study of Hydrogen-Powered Versus Battery-Powered Automobiles
1979
79 pages
Report
No indication
English
Road Transportation , Engine Studies, Energy Related , Automobiles , Electric-powered vehicles , Hydrogen fuels , Comparative evaluations , Economic analysis , Energy conservation , Graphs , Internal combustion engines , Numerical data , Production , Safety , Tables , Technology assessment , ERDA/330300 , ERDA/330800
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