The Chrysler ETV-1 was a passenger car glider produced by Chrysler as a test bed for motor and drive controls. With a motor produced by General Electric, it was claimed to be the "first ground up modern day electric vehicle design."[2][3]
| Chrysler ETV-1 | |
|---|---|
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| Overview | |
| Manufacturer | Chrysler |
| Production | 1979 |
| Assembly | United States |
| Body and chassis | |
| Class | Concept car |
| Body style | 2-door electric coupe |
| Layout | Front-engine, front-wheel-drive |
| Powertrain | |
| Electric motor | 31 kW (41 hp) |
| Transmission | ???-speed automatic |
| Range | 112–193 km (70–120 mi) |
| Dimensions | |
| Wheelbase | 2,489 mm (98.0 in)[1] |
| Length | 4,303 mm (169.4 in)[1] |
| Width | 1,669 mm (65.7 in)[1] |
| Height | 1,311 mm (51.6 in)[1] |
| Curb weight | 1,778 kg (3,920 lb)[1] |
Two vehicles were produced: ETV-1 and ETV-1-2. While the original is in private hands, the second is in the Boyertown Museum of Historic Vehicles in Boyertown, Pennsylvania.[4]
Specifications
editPowertrain
editThe ETV-1 [5] uses one 30.5 kW (40.9 hp) separately excited electric motor, front-mounted driving the front axle. Chrysler's ETV-1 has claimed acceleration of 0 to 48 km/h (0 to 30 mph) in 9.0 seconds and a claimed top speed of 105 km/h (65 mph).
Battery
editETV-1 utilises a removable T-shaped battery pack of 18 6V Globe-Union EV2-13 batteries.[6] The electric vehicle battery pack has a total capacity of approximately 12.7 kWh based on load-leveled test of the production Globe EV-1000 version of the EV2-13 hand-built batteries used in the ETV-1 pack. [7]
References
edit- ^ a b c d e "Chrysler - GE ETV-1". All Car Index. 2011-02-20. Retrieved 2024-05-29.
- ^ Wilson, James W. A. (1980). "The Drive System of the DOE Near-Term Electric Vehicle (ETV-1)". SAE Transactions. 89 (1): 409–423. JSTOR 44632430. Retrieved 2023-10-06.
- ^ Ingram, Antony (2014-01-27). "1979 GE-Chrysler Electric Test Vehicle-1 Up For Sale On eBay". Green Car Congress. US. Retrieved 2016-05-04.
- ^ "1981 ETV-1 Electric Sedan". trombinoscar.com (in French). Retrieved 2023-10-06.
- ^ name= Schnelles Elektroauto ETV-1 | url= https://www.e-periodica.ch/digbib/view?pid=sbz-003%3A1979%3A97%3A%3A4253&referrer=search#4253 | title= Schnelles Elektroauto | access-date=2024-10-18 | website= e-periodica.ch | language=de
- ^ Kurtz, Donald; Price, Theodore; Bryant, James (1981). "Performance Testing and System Evaluation of the DOE ETV-1 Electric Vehicle". SAE Transactions. 90 (1): 1581–1594. JSTOR 44632726. Retrieved 2023-10-06.
- ^ John G. Ewashinka. Results of Electric-Vehicle Propulsion System Performance on Three Lead-Acid Battery Systems (PDF) (Report).
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