An integrated approach has been applied to the aerodynamic styling of 17 tonne gross vehicle weight (GVW) rigid box bodied vehicles. Two prototype vehicles have been built and compared with two matched vehicles having no aerodynamic aids. Each of the two aerodynamically styled vehicles have been built and compared with two matched vehicles having no aerodynamic aids. Each of the two aerodynamically styled vehicles was monitored alongside a standard vehicle over a ten month period on a normal distribution service operated by Exel Logistics at two Argos depots. The aerodynamically styled vehicles did 23% more miles to the gallon than the standard trucks. For an annual mileage of 50,000 the fuel saving is 866 gallons of DERV/year per vehicle, worth Pound 1180 at 1990 prices. Based on this saving the simple payback period is 1.6 years. (author).
Fuel savings in trucks through aerodynamic styling. A demonstration at Exel Logistics (Bedford)
1990
35 pages
Report
No indication
English
Road Transportation , Energy Use, Supply, & Demand , Policies, Regulations & Studies , Fuel Economy , Trucks , Aerodynamics , Comparative Evaluations , Demonstration Programs , Design , Economic Analysis , Operation , Performance Testing , Wind Tunnels , Foreign technology , Aerodynamic characteristics , Energy conservation , EDB/330601
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