Development and testing of an electric Spijkstaal VW Caravelle
conference paper
As part of the practical trials for electric vehicles in the Netherlands, a conventional Volkswagen Caravelle has been converted into an all-electric vehicle able to carry 8 passengers. In view of the frequent and professional use of the vehicle, it had to be reliable and provide adequate performance. The requirement for a minimum daily range of 250 km made it necessary to use opportunity fast-charging as a way of gaining additional range. The paper describes the extensive lab tests done at TNO on the nickel-cadmium batteries from Saft and the total battery system including charger and cooling system. The prototype vehicle has been tested on a roller test bench. Here, apart from a general vehicle check, efficiency measurements were performed. The range attained on one battery charge over an ECE city cycle appeared to be above 120 km. The energy use from the mains will be about 140 Wh/ton-km, which is very energy-efficient for a 2.7 ton vehicle (loaded).
TNO Identifier
362539
Source title
EVT '95, a WEVA Conference for Electric Vehicle Research, Development and Operation, 13-15 November 1995, Paris, France
Collation
7 p.
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