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Advanced Vehicle Testing Lab (“AVTL”) provides benchmark test data of advanced vehicle technologies including

  1. Hybrid Electric Vehicles
  2. 100% Pure Electric Vehicles
  3. Bio-fuels, Fuel Cells, and Hydrogen Vehicles
  4. Advanced Batteries, Electric Motors, and System Controllers

Electric vehicles are propelled by an electric motor (or motors) powered by
rechargeable battery packs. Electric motors have several advantages over internal
combustion engines (ICEs):

  • Energy efficient
  • Environmentally friendly
  • Performance benefits
  • Reduce energy dependence
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Plug-in hybrid electric vehicles (PHEVs) are similar to hybrid electric vehicles with a few exceptions – PHEVs have much larger battery packs, allowing for increased all-electric and/or electric-assist range, and PHEVs must be connected to the electric grid to fully recharge the onboard battery packs.

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An alternative fuel vehicle is a vehicle that runs on a fuel other than “traditional”
petroleum fuels (petrol or diesel); and also refers to any technology of powering an
engine that does not involve solely petroleum (e.g. electric car, hybrid electric
vehicles, solar powered).

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AVTL is conducting R&D and testing advanced battery technologies to achieve 4 major challenges as identified by the DOE:

  • Cost of $20/kW
  • Calendar life of 15 years
  • Adequate abuse tolerance for use in light duty vehicle applications
  • Acceptable performance at temperatures down to -30°C

The AVTL program addresses these barriers by identifying the factors that control life, abuse tolerance, and
low-temperature performance in different Li-Ion cell chemistries.

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