In 1995, the U.S. Department of Energy through Argonne National Laboratory's Center for Transportation Research sponsored energy efficiency data collection from the student, private, and professional vehicles during the American Tour de Sol. The American Tour de Sol is a multiple-day road rally event run from New York City to Washington, D.C. As part of this efficiency testing, a number of vehicles were tested on a chassis dynamometer utilizing three common drive cycles: the LA-4, the New York City Cycle, and the Highway Fuel Economy Test. The results demonstrate remarkable efficiency increases over a gasoline control vehicle and significant cycle-sensitivity information. Two series hybrid electric vehicles (HEVs) were shown to have fuel efficiencies which were less sensitive to drive cycle than either a gasoline or an electric vehicle.


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    Titel :

    Energy efficiency dynamometer testing at the 1996 American Tour de Sol


    Beteiligte:
    S. Sluder (Autor:in) / M. Duoba (Autor:in) / C. Buitrago (Autor:in) / N. Leblanc (Autor:in) / R. Larsen (Autor:in)

    Erscheinungsdatum :

    1996


    Format / Umfang :

    6 pages


    Medientyp :

    Report


    Format :

    Keine Angabe


    Sprache :

    Englisch




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