Abstract
This report examines the environmental, health, and safety issues associated with the use of electrochemical capacitors in advanced vehicles. Current development efforts target using electrochemical capacitors to provide power assists in hybrid electric vehicles (HEVs). HEVs could help meet the energy and environmental goals for national transportation because of their improved fuel efficiencyand emissions compared with conventional vehicles. These capacitors might be used in HEVs because of their high power capability and long life. Understanding environmental, health, and safety issues associated with electrochemical capacitors in advanced vehicles is an important step toward commercialization.
Original language | American English |
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Number of pages | 53 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - 1997 |
NREL Publication Number
- NREL/TP-460-22452
Keywords
- advanced vehicles
- electrochemical capacitors