This report indicates that vehicle weight is the single most important vehicle design parameter affecting fuel economy. Other aspects of vehicle design (size, tires, axle ratio, engine compression ratio, air conditioning, transmission type, emission controls, and engine size and type) and operation (speed, trip length, acceleration, maintenance, road surface and grade, and elevation) were also examined.
A Report on Automotive Fuel Economy
1973
43 pages
Report
No indication
English
Road Transportation , Fuels , Energy Use, Supply, & Demand , Fuel economy , Automobiles , Automotive engineering , Weight(Mass) , Weight measurement , Mass , Shape , Tires , Surface resistance , Torque , Automobile engines , Design , Air pollution control equipment , Velocity , Maintenance , Trends , Energy conservation
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