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Baseline tests of the Zagato Elcar electric passenger vehicleThe Elcar vehicle performance test results are presented. The Elcar Model 2000 is a two-passenger vehicle with a reinforced fiberglass body. It is powered by eight 12-volt batteries. The batteries are connected to the motor through an arrangement of contactors operated from a foot pedal in conjunction with a hand-operated switch. These contactors change the voltage applied to the 2-kilowatt motor. Acceleration tests, operating characteristics, and instrumentation are described.
Document ID
19780009991
Acquisition Source
Legacy CDMS
Document Type
Technical Memorandum (TM)
Authors
Sargent, N. B. (NASA Lewis Research Center Cleveland, OH, United States)
Maslowski, E. A. (NASA Lewis Research Center Cleveland, OH, United States)
Slavick, R. J. (NASA Lewis Research Center Cleveland, OH, United States)
Soltis, R. F. (NASA Lewis Research Center Cleveland, OH, United States)
Date Acquired
September 3, 2013
Publication Date
October 1, 1977
Subject Category
Urban Technology And Transportation
Report/Patent Number
E-9442
NASA-TM-73764
CONS/1011-9
Accession Number
78N17934
Funding Number(s)
CONTRACT_GRANT: EC-77-A-31-1011
Distribution Limits
Public
Copyright
Work of the US Gov. Public Use Permitted.

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