Assessment of fuel economy technologies for light-duty vehicles /

Various combinations of commercially available technologies could greatly reduce fuel consumption in passenger cars, sport-utility vehicles, minivans, and other light-duty vehicles without compromising vehicle performance or safety. Assessment of Technologies for Improving Light Duty Vehicle Fuel Ec...

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Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autores Corporativos: National Research Council (U.S.). Committee on the Assessment of Technologies for Improving Light-Duty Vehicle Fuel Economy, National Research Council (U.S.)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Washington, DC : National Academies Press, ©2011.
Temas:
Automobiles > Fuel consumption > Law and legislation > United States.
Automobiles > Fuel systems > Law and legislation > United States.
Automobiles > Fuel consumption > Environmental aspects > United States.
Automobile industry and trade > Energy consumption > United States.
Gasoline > Standards > United States.
Automobiles > Carburants > Consommation > Aspect de l'environnement > États-Unis.
Automobiles > Industrie et commerce > Consommation d'énergie > États-Unis.
TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING > Automotive.
TRANSPORTATION > Automotive > Pictorial.
Gasoline > Standards
Automobiles > Fuel consumption > Law and legislation
Automobiles > Fuel consumption > Environmental aspects
Automobile industry and trade > Energy consumption
United States
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Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Introduction
  • Fundamentals of Fuel Consumption
  • Cost Estimation
  • Spark-Ignition Gasoline Engines
  • Compression-Ignition Diesel Engines
  • Hybrid Power Trains
  • Non-Engine Technologies
  • Modeling Improvements in Vehicle Fuel Consumption
  • Application of Vehicle Technologies to Vehicle Classes-- Appx. A Committee Biographies-- Appx. B Statement of Task-- Appx. C List of Presentations at Public Committee Meetings-- Appx. D Select Acronyms-- Appx. E Comparison of Fuel Consumption and Fuel Economy-- Appx. F Review of Estimate of Retail Price Equivalent Markup Factors-- Appx. G Compression-Ignition Engine Replacement for Full-Size Pickup/SUV-- Appx. H:Other NRC Assessments of Benefits, Costs, and Readiness of Fuel Economy Technologies-- Appx. I Results of Other Major Studies-- Appx. J Probabilities in Estimation of Fuel Consumption Benefits and Costs-- Appx. K Model Description and Results for the EEA-ICF Model.

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