Advanced Automotive Technology: Visions of a Super-Efficient Family Car

TABLE 4-6: Specifications of Some Advanced Electric Vehicles

Total weight

Vehicle Type (kg)

GM Impact 1.348

Cocconi Honda CRX 1,225

BMW E-1 880

Chrysler Van 2,340

Ford Ecostar 1,405

Honda CUV-4 1.680

| Fuel |

Motor output consumption P

peak (hp) (kWh/km) (hp/kg)

137 0.115 0.091

120 | 0.103 | 0.087

45 0.133 0.044

70 0.300 0.028

(^75) | 0.188 | 0.040
(^66) | 0.155 | 0.036
E
(Wh/kg-km)
0.086
0.084
0.151
0.128
0.134
0.093
KEY: P = performance rating of vehicle + payload; E = specific efficiency of vehicle.
SOURCE: Energy and Environmental Analysis, Inc.,“Automotive Technologies To Improve Fuel
Economy to 2015,” prepared for the Office of Technology Assessment, June 1995, p. 10-39.