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Abstract

The pressing need to improve the global urban air quality has provided the impetus for electric cars. Over the years, a great deal of research and development work has been carried out, and is still underway, on various types of electric cars. This article presents an assessment on the power and energy requirements of the electric cars, and provides a prognosis on their commercial viability. To be commercially viable, the electric cars have to perform beyond the conventional Otto and Diesel engine cars. An electric car, which fails in meeting this requirement, is unlikely to achieve anything but a niche market share.

Item Type:	Article
Uncontrolled Keywords:	Electric cars, power, energy
Subjects:	Fuel Cells
Divisions:	UNSPECIFIED
Depositing User:	TTBD CECRI
Date Deposited:	16 Jan 2012 12:12
Last Modified:	16 Jan 2012 12:12
URI:	http://cecri.csircentral.net/id/eprint/103

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