Evaluation of Electric Vehicles as an Alternative for Work Trip and ...

List of Figures
FIGURE 1 Single-charge distances from 196 drives in CSLAB Car
during winter of 1995/1996 12
FIGURE 2 Monthly distribution of 196 single-charge drives in
CSLAB car during winter of 1995/1996 13
FIGURE 3 Record of voltages over the discharge cycle of ALAB
during 141-mile drive at the 1996 ATdS 14
FIGURE 4 Monthly distribution of 79 single-charge drives in
ALAB car during ATdS and during four months of daily
use in Connecticut during 1996 16
FIGURE 5 Elevation data for a hill-climbing element of ALAB car
evaluation at the 1997 ATdS 20
FIGURE 6 Monthly distribution of 60 single-charge drives in
ALAB car during ATdS and five months of daily use
in Connecticut during four months in 1997 and
March 1998 21
FIGURE 7 Constant three percent grade on 1.4-mile (2.2-km)
section of I-384 slowed the ALAB car from 65 mph
to 57 mph at full power 24
FIGURE 8 Voltage pattern in 1998 ALAB reveals that battery
#4 is very weak by discharge cycle #50,
July 5, 1998 25
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