Advanced Vehicle Technologies: Energy, Environment, and Development Issues

Yacobucci, Brent D.

Library of Congress. Congressional Research Service.

关键词: Energy;    Electric vehicles;    Electric automobiles -- technological innovations;    Transportation;    Technology;   

RP-ID  :  RL30484
RP-ID  :  RL30484_2007Dec06

美国|英语

来源: UNT Digital Library

【 摘 要 】

This report discusses four major vehicle technologies — electric vehicles, hybrid electric vehicles, plug-in hybrids, and fuel cell vehicles — as well as advanced component technologies. Each technology is discussed in terms of cost, fueling and maintenance infrastructure, and performance.