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Title: Electric Car Program Activity At Detroit Edison
Author: A. E. Pavlovics
Source: American Gas Association 1982
Year Published: 1982
Abstract: The Detroit Edison Electric Car Program has been in operation nearly one year. The most significant portion of this program is the employee lease segment. Sixteen electric cars are operating under lease lo Detroit Edison employees to demonstrate the vehicles adaptability to typical American transportation needs. This paper reviews the highlights of this Department of Energy sponsored program and Ihe systems (hat support its operation. Electric transportation was reborn as a result of the 1973 Arab Oil Embargo- This early 1900s technology was spurred by rapidly rising fuel prices and the spectre of long lines resulting from forced fuel shortages, The electric car offered the best propsect for converting one of the nations most abundant resources, coal, into a transportation fuel. With over 9090 of its power generated from coal and having Detroit, the center of automotive technology, in its service area. The Detroit Edison Company saw the opportunity for the electric powered vehicle. The benefits of the additional electrical load and the ability io replace imported oil wiih coalproduced electrical power resulted in a corporate decision lo take an aggressive role in the advancement of the electric car. This decision was the basis for initiating a program intended to increase the publics awareness of electric transportation. A discussion of some of the important aspects of this program follows.

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