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


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    Title :

    Electric vehicle drive systems


    Additional title:

    Antriebssysteme für Elektrofahrzeuge


    Contributors:


    Publication date :

    1992


    Size :

    12 Seiten




    Type of media :

    Article (Journal)


    Type of material :

    Print


    Language :

    English




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