SAE TECHNICAL PAPER SERIES 400 Commonwealth Drive, Warrendale, PA 15096-0001 U.S.A. Tel: (724) 776-4841 Fax: (724) 776-5760 Web: www.sae.org2002-01-1916 Electric and Hybrid Vehicle Testing James E. Francfort Idaho National Engineering and Environmental Laboratory Lee A. Slezak U.S. Department of Energy Reprinted From: Pr oceedings of t he 2002 Future Car Congress on CD-ROM (FCC2002CD) 2002 Future Car Congress Arlington, Virginia June 3-5, 2002Downloaded from SAE International by American Univ of Beirut, Monday, July 30, 2018Quantity reprint rates can be obtained from the Customer Sales and Satisfaction Department. To request permission to reprint a technical paper or permission to use copyrighted SAE publications in other works, contact the SAE Publications Group. ISSN 0148-7191 Positions and opinions advanced in this paper are those of the aut hor(s) and not necessarily those of SAE. The author is solely responsible for the content of the paper. A process is available by whic h discussions will be printed with the paper if it is p ublished in SAE Transactions. For permission to publish this paper in full or in part, contact the SAE Publications Group. Persons wishing to submit papers to be c onsidered for presentation or publication thr ough SAE should send the manuscript or a 3 00 word abstract of a proposed manuscript to: Secretary, Engineering Meetings Board, SAE. Printed in USAAll SAE papers, standards, and selected books are abstracted and indexed in theGlobal Mobility DatabaseDownloaded from SAE International by American Univ of Beirut, Monday, July 30, 20182002-01-1916 Electric and Hybrid Vehicle Testing James E. Francfort Idaho National Engineering and Environmental Laboratory Lee A. Slezak U.S. Department of Energy ABSTRACT Today’s advanced-technology vehicles (ATVs) feature hybrid-electric engines, regenerative braking, advanced electric drive motors and batteries, and eventually fuel cell engines. There is considerable environmental and regulatory pressure on fleets to adopt these vehicles, resulting in high-risk purchase decisions on vehicles that do not have documented performance histories. The Department of Energy’s Field Operations Program tests ATVs and disseminates the results to provide accurate and unbiased information on vehicle performance (http://ev.inel.gov/fop) . Enhancing the fleet manager’s knowledge base increases the likelihood that ATVs will be successfully and optimally placed into fleet missions. The ATVs are tested using one or more methods - Baseline Performance, Accelerated Reliability, and Fleet Testing. The Program and its 10 testing partners have tested over three-dozen electric and hybrid electric vehicle models, accumulating over 4 million miles of testing experience. The Program has initiated the additional testing of neighborhood, urban, and hybrid electric vehicles and hydrogen-powered vehicles. INTRODUCTION The Field Operations Program provides fleet managers and other potential advanced technology vehicle (ATV) users with accurate and unbiased information on vehicle performance. This allows the purchaser to make informed decisions about acquiring and operating ATVs. Vehicle information is obtained by testing ATVs in conjunction with industry partners and disseminating the testing results. The ATVs are tested using three methods - Baseline Performance Testing, Accelerated Reliability Testing, and Fleet Testing. The testing results are disseminated via Program’s Website in the form of vehicle fact sheets, summary reports, and survey results (http://ev.inel.gov/fop ). Additional information on the Website includes testing specifications and procedures, as well as general information about ATVs, such as how they work and their histories. The Field Operations Program signed a 5-year testing agreement in 1999 with the following group of Qualified Vehicle Testers (QVTs): • Electric Transportation Applications (lead partner) • American Red Cross. • Arizo