The Site Operator Program has evolved substantially since its inception in response to the Electric Vehicle Research and Demonstration Act of 1976. In its original form, a commercialization effort was intended but this was not feasible for lack of vehicle suppliers and infrastructure. Nonetheless, with DOE sponsorship and technical participation, a few results (primarily operating experience and data) were forthcoming. The current Program comprises eleven sites and over 200 vehicles, of which about 50 are latest generation vehicles. DOE partially funds the Program participant expenditures and the INEL receives operating and maintenance data for the DOE-owned, and participant-owned or monitored vehicles, as well as Program reports. As noted elsewhere in this report, participants represent several widely differing categories: electric utilities, academic institutions, and federal agencies. While both the utilities and the academic institutions tend to establish beneficial relationships with the industrial community.


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    Title :

    Electric and Hybrid Vehicle Program: Site Operation Program. Quarterly progress report, July--September 1995


    Contributors:
    J. Francfort (author) / R. R. Bassett (author) / S. Briasco (author)

    Publication date :

    1995


    Size :

    45 pages


    Type of media :

    Report


    Type of material :

    No indication


    Language :

    English