Transeuropean'98
 

POSITIVE RESULTS

The Transeuropean turned out a positive demonstration of the performance and reliability of series-built electric vehicles, as no problems or breakdowns took place. Furthermore, the event made possible a frequent exchange of information between the highly knowledgeable participants. One of the most important results of the Transeuropean has been the contacts with the population in the cities visited, and more particularly with city administrators, which this way can be convinced of the positive value of the electric vehicle.
The main result of the Transeuropean has been to show the feasability of electric vehicles for use in urban and suburban missions,providing the availability of charging infrastructure. The presence of publicly accessible charging points, which can be easily providedunder the form of suitably located power outlets, significantly enhances the operational flexibility of the electric vehicle. Furthermore, long-range operations can be made even more easy by the provision of rapid or semi-rapid charging, for which a high power connectionis of course needed. For rapid charging stations, in order to reduce the cost of the fixed infrastructure and to enhance compatibility with the vehicle, the provision of high-power three-phase AC connection to the vehicle seems the way to go, taking into account the fact that advanced traction inverters on board the vehicle can also act as chargers.
The event was also a proof of the level of reliability to which the electric vehicle has evolved today, as none of the participating vehicles broke down or had major electrical or mechanical problems, from when they left Brussels until they arrived Monte-Carlo, a total distance of over 1500 km involving all kinds of traffic: city streets, suburban avenues, country roads and mountain passes.

ENERGY CONSUMPTION

Category II: Prototype electric vehicles

Vehicle   Participant Total energy Consumption Rel. consum Weight Driving time Special proofs Total score
      kWh kWh/km kWh/Tkm kg hh:mm s points/class
                   
21 Comminication Evergreen Axel Krause 164,6 0,107 0,099 1080 34:54 164 0
23 Ligier Optimax Stefan Erbacher 165,6 0,108 0,113 954 36:09 174 100

Category III: Production electric vehicles

Up to 750 kg empty weight

 
Vehicle   Participant Total energy Consumption Rel. consum Gross Driving time Special proofs Total score
      kWh kWh/km kWh/Tkm kg hh:mm s points/class
                   
10 Twike Möscheid/Zeller 95,8 0,063 0,175 360 47:06 122 0

 

750 to 1500 kg empty weight

 
Vehicle   Participant Total energy Consumption Rel. consum Gross Driving time Special proofs Total score
      kWh kWh/km kWh/Tkm kg hh:mm s points/class
                   
26 Peugeot 106 Monaco 239,5 0,156 0,124 1260 35:54 159 0
20 Citroën Saxo C.U. Strasbourg 265,6 0,173 0,127 1360 37:08 199 12
17 Peugeot 106 Citelec 255,5 0,166 0,136 1220 31:16 164 35
22 Honda EV Plus InfoVEL 357,7 0,233 0,129 1800 37:45 439 37
39 Renault Express Citelec 323,9 0,213 0,136 1560 39:16 237 41
19 Peugeot 106 MobilE 265,0 0,174 0,143 1220 37:42 489 77
16 Citroën Saxo ECS/Citelec 286,5 0,188 0,151 1245 33:04 214 79

 

Over 1500 kg empty weight

Vehicle   Participant Total energy Consumption Rel. consum Gross Driving time Special proofs Total score
      kWh kWh/km kWh/Tkm kg hh:mm s points/class
                   
25 Mercedes ECS/Citelec 468,5 0,305 0,115 2640 39:50 357 0

Partial participants

Vehicle   Participant Total energy Consumption Rel. consum Gross Driving time Distance
      kWh kWh/km kWh/Tkm kg hh:mm km
                 
                 
18 Peugeot 106 Schwegler 173,0 0,174 0,142 1220 26:48 997
27 Ligier La poste         2:14 76
32 Peugeot 106 Muttenz         8:04 330

Category IV: Two-wheelers

 
Vehicle   Participant Covered distance
       
4 Mercedes Comune di Modena 1523
3 Merida Comune di Modena 1523
       
5 Giona Comune di Modena 1330
       
1 Otto Comune di Modena 232
7 CIP025 Comune di Modena 283
       
2 Cab bike Comune di Modena 10


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