NTL Record

Title Potential barriers to electric vehicle commercialization : A. insurance B. vehicle recharging
Record ID 60569
Personal Name
Creator
Kaiser, R.; Bufferd, A.S.
Source 235p.
Corporate Creator Argos Associates, Inc.
Corporate
Contributor
United States. Department of Energy; United States. Department of Transportation. Transportation Systems Center
Publisher United States. Dept. of Energy
Publication Date 19810300
Language English
Abstract An assessment of the potential barriers to the commercialization of electric and hybrid vehicles due to insurance considerations and the absence of a range extension infrastructure was performed. Availability of operator and manufacturers liability insurance for the present small population of electric vehicles is not a major problem. Many of the elements of the infrastructure needed to recharge a large number of electric vehicles in the U.S. are already in place. The major element of the refueling infrastructure for electric vehicles is range extension support. In the nearer term, development of a range extension hybrid, which could utilize network of gasoline service stations, appears to be a feasible approach to this problem.
Rosap ID dot:12398
Rosap URL https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/12398
TRT Terms Electric vehicles; Hybrid vehicles; Plug-in hybrid vehicles; Liability insurance; Insurance; Electricity; Automobile ownership
Classification NTL - ENERGY AND ENVIRONMENT - ENERGY AND ENVIRONMENT;
NTL - ENERGY AND ENVIRONMENT - Alternative Fuels
Geographical
Coverage
United States
TRIS Online
Accession No
1622424
Contract Number DOT-TSC-1693
Report Number DOE/DOT/1043-02
Availability Volpe National Transportation Systems Center, Technical Reference Center
Resource type Tech Report
URL https://ntlrepository.blob.core.windows.net/lib/60000/60500/60569/Potential_barriers_to_EV_commercialization.pdf
Format PDF
Database NTL Digital Repository