Comparison of Laboratory and On-the-Road Automobile Fuel Economy Data for a Fleet of California Automobiles Automotive Engrg. Dept., Engineering and Technical Services Div., Automobile Club of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA

Format:

Conference/Event

Author/Creator:

Appleby, Michael R., author.

Conference Name:

West Coast International Meeting and Exposition (1980-08-11 : Los Angeles, California, United States)

Language:

English

Physical Description:

1 online resource

Place of Publication:

Warrendale, PA SAE International 1980

Summary:

Fuel economy data on 19751978 California production automobiles was generated by three methods; the approved carbon balance method, a direct/gravimetric method, and in-use fuel economy. Both low mileage (015,000 mile) and high mileage (40,00060,000 mile) data were acquired. The data was analyzed on a paired automobile basis, and also by engine family, to determine percent differences between:The results and conclusions indicate significant differences between EPA estimates and production automobile fuel economy between fuel economy measurement methods, and fuel economy changes due to mileage accumulation

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Publisher Number:

800903

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