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Passenger car produced by Chrysler as a test bed for motor and drive controls Motor vehicle
Chrysler ETV-1
Overview
ManufacturerChrysler
Production1979
AssemblyUnited States
Body and chassis
ClassConcept car
Body style2-door electric coupe
LayoutFront-engine, front-wheel-drive
Powertrain
Electric motor31 kW (41 hp)
Transmission???-speed automatic
Range112–193 km (70–120 mi)
Dimensions
Wheelbase2,489 mm (98.0 in)
Length4,303 mm (169.4 in)
Width1,669 mm (65.7 in)
Height1,311 mm (51.6 in)
Curb weight1,778 kg (3,920 lb)

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."

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.

Specifications

Powertrain

The ETV-1 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

ETV-1 utilises a removable T-shaped battery pack of 18 6V Globe-Union EV2-13 batteries. 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.

Video about the Chrysler Electric Car ETV 1 program

References

  1. ^ "Chrysler - GE ETV-1". All Car Index. 2011-02-20. Retrieved 2024-05-29.
  2. 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.
  3. 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.
  4. "1981 ETV-1 Electric Sedan". trombinoscar.com (in French). Retrieved 2023-10-06.
  5. 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
  6. 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.
  7. John G. Ewashinka. Results of Electric-Vehicle Propulsion System Performance on Three Lead-Acid Battery Systems (PDF) (Report).
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