The battery effort was expected to result in a practical scale-up of base battery technologies to the vehicle battery subsystem level. The intent of the battery portion of the more » ETX-I Program was to apply the best available battery technology based on existing battery developments. Although not part of the initial contract, the scope of the ETX-I Program was expanded in 1983 to encompass the development of advanced electric vehicle batteries compatible with the ETX-I powertrain and vehicle test bed. A Mercury LN7 was subsequently selected for the test bed vehicle.
The program focused on the design, build, test, and refinement of an experimental advanced electric vehicle powertrain suitable for packaging in a Ford Escort or equivalent-size vehicle. The overall objective of this research and development program was to advance ac powertrain technology for electric vehicles (EV).
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