A study was conducted to determine potential improvements in automobile fuel consumption based on innovative design and components. Standard and compact-size reference vehicles were selected, and a study of how power is used was conducted. Obvious technological innovations (e.g., powerplants, transmissions and drive train systems, tires, accessories and auxiliaries, aerodynamics, and weight) that would save on fuel consumption were identified and evaluated, and then screened against program constraints. This volume is the main body of the report and provides a comprehensive discussion of each improvement option, the Government constraints, the synthesized vehicles and the possible fuel economy gains. The contents cover: Fuel economy versus governmental constraints, operating conditions, and user/market requirements; fuel economy technology; the synthesis and evaluation of alternative vehicle designs.
A Study of Technological Improvements in Automobile Fuel Consumption. Volume II: Comprehensive Discussion
1974
234 pages
Report
No indication
English
Energy Use, Supply, & Demand , Air Pollution & Control , Reciprocation & Rotating Combustion Engines , Fuel consumption , Energy conservation , Automobile engines , Automobiles , Government policies , Regulations , Air pollution , Marketing , Design , Carburetors , Spark ignition engines , Stratified charge engines , Diesel engines , Automotive transmissions , Cooling systems , Automobile tires , Aerodynamics , Weight(Mass) , Cost effectiveness , DOT/4DZ/DB , DOT/3D
A Study of Technological Improvements in Automobile Fuel Consumption
SAE Technical Papers | 1975
|A study of technological improvements in automobile fuel consumption.
Automotive engineering | 1975
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