TABLE 4-11: Energy Use for a Current (1995)
What Happens to a Mid-Size Car in 2015?.
(kWh)
Tractive energy
Motor output
Regenerative braking recovery
Tractive energy input
Engine outputa
Fuel economy, mpg
Percent improvement over
1995 base
Urban
0.201
0.214
0.045
0.216
0.315
32.7
44.1
aAssumes batteries recharged to initial state at end of cycle.
Highway
0.184
0.192
0.008
0.205
0.263
41.2
8.4
SOURCE: Energy and Environmental Analysis, Inc., “Automotive Technologies To Improve Fuel
Economy to 2015,” prepared for the Office of Technology Assessment, June 1995, p. 10-64.
