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Document Number

9871

Primary Title

Battery Usage and Thermal Performance of the Toyota Prius and Honda Insight for Various Chassis Dynamometer Test Procedures

Author Name

Kelly, K.J.; Mihalic, M.; Zolot, M.

Author Affiliation

National Renewable Energy Laboratory, Golden, Colorado

Conference Date

01/14/2002

Conference Name

17th Annual Battery Conference on Applications and Advances, Long Beach, California

Published Date

12/01/2001

Detailed Publish Date

December 1, 2001

Page Count

9

Document Type

CONFERENCE PAPER

Abstract

This study describes the results from NREL's chassis dynamometer testing of a 2000 model year Honda Insight and 2001 model year Toyota Prius. The tests were conducted for the purpose of evaluating the battery thermal performance, assessing the impact of air conditioning on fuel economy and emissions, and providing information for NREL's ADVISOR simulator.

Report Number

CP-540-31306

Copyright Status

N - Not copyrighted,

Document Owner

H