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| Yoshinori KONDO | |
| Senior Researcher of Traffic Pollution Control Research Team, | |
| Regional Env. Div., Nat'l Institute for Env. Studies, | |
| 16-2, Onogawa, Tsukuba, Ibaraki 305-0053, Japan. | |
| Tel. 81-298-50-2441, Fax. 81-298-50-2570, | |
| E-mail. kondos@nies.go.jp |
87,921,000 Yen
(FY 1999; 21,993,000 Yen)
This study aims at evaluating the compact electric vehicle (EV) already developed, clarifying problems and their measures caused by the widespread of electric vehicles and estimating the possibility and CO2 reduction erect by future EVs. The contents are as follows.
An on-board monitoring system was developed to measure energy consumption and EV performance. The vehicle was evaluated by trial drives on a test course and on the chassis dynamometer with developed monitoring system. The acceptability of EVs was investigated and valuable information for introducing EVs into the market was obtained by the questionnaire surveys in Japan, US, Belgium and China. The simulation study for performance and drive system and the design for future vehicle concept were carried out. The new EV technology on drive system was examined. The possibility of introduction of EVs was estimated based on actual vehicle use. It is found that about 90% of gasoline vehicles in Kanto region can be changed to EVs.
Electric Vehicle, Luciole, In-Wheel Motor, Battery Built-in Frame