Lawrence Berkeley Laboratory has completed a fourth year of operation of five methanol vehicles for the Federal Methanol Fleet Project. Five comparable gasoline vehicles were involved in the project for the first three years, but were retired at the end of the third year. Approximately 25,000 miles were accumulated on the five methanol vehicles during the fourth year bringing the ten car total for all four years to nearly 310,000 miles. Fuel economy of the methanol vehicles was about the same as in previous years, while drivers' ratings of ease of starting and driveability declined. The cars required more frequent maintenance than in previous years, and the accumulation rates of wear metals in the engine oil continued to decline. 13 refs., 5 figs., 15 tabs.
Results from the fourth year of operation of the Federal Methanol Fleet at Lawrence Berkeley Laboratory
1990
32 pages
Report
Keine Angabe
Englisch
Road Transportation , Fuels , Reciprocation & Rotating Combustion Engines , Automobiles , Internal Combustion Engines , Methanol Fuels , Comparative Evaluations , Demonstration Programs , Evaluation , Field Tests , Fuel Consumption , Fuel Substitution , Lubricants , Maintenance , Performance , Wear , EDB/330800 , EDB/330100 , EDB/320203
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