Author: Lois FlynnPublisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 152
Book Description
Fuel Economy: a Bibliography
Author: Lois FlynnA Selected Bibliography on Alcohol Fuels
Author: Solar Energy Research Institute. Technical Information OfficePublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Alcohol as fuel
Languages : en
Pages : 488
Book Description
Technologies and Approaches to Reducing the Fuel Consumption of Medium- and Heavy-Duty Vehicles
Author: National Research CouncilPublisher: National Academies Press
ISBN: 0309159474
Category : Science
Languages : en
Pages : 251
Book Description
Technologies and Approaches to Reducing the Fuel Consumption of Medium- and Heavy-Duty Vehicles evaluates various technologies and methods that could improve the fuel economy of medium- and heavy-duty vehicles, such as tractor-trailers, transit buses, and work trucks. The book also recommends approaches that federal agencies could use to regulate these vehicles' fuel consumption. Currently there are no fuel consumption standards for such vehicles, which account for about 26 percent of the transportation fuel used in the U.S. The miles-per-gallon measure used to regulate the fuel economy of passenger cars. is not appropriate for medium- and heavy-duty vehicles, which are designed above all to carry loads efficiently. Instead, any regulation of medium- and heavy-duty vehicles should use a metric that reflects the efficiency with which a vehicle moves goods or passengers, such as gallons per ton-mile, a unit that reflects the amount of fuel a vehicle would use to carry a ton of goods one mile. This is called load-specific fuel consumption (LSFC). The book estimates the improvements that various technologies could achieve over the next decade in seven vehicle types. For example, using advanced diesel engines in tractor-trailers could lower their fuel consumption by up to 20 percent by 2020, and improved aerodynamics could yield an 11 percent reduction. Hybrid powertrains could lower the fuel consumption of vehicles that stop frequently, such as garbage trucks and transit buses, by as much 35 percent in the same time frame.
Alcohol Fuels Bibliography
Author: Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Alcohol as fuel
Languages : en
Pages : 486
Book Description
Alcohol Fuels Bibliography
Author: Solar Energy Research InstitutePublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Alcohol as fuel
Languages : en
Pages : 486
Book Description
A Subject Bibliography from Highway Safety Literature
Author: United States. National Highway Traffic Safety AdministrationPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Automobiles
Languages : en
Pages : 710
Book Description
Energy: a Continuing Bibliography with Indexes
Author: Alternative Cars in the 21st Century
Author: Robert Q RileyPublisher: SAE International
ISBN: 0768047765
Category : Technology & Engineering
Languages : en
Pages : 544
Book Description
The rapidly changing landscape of alternative car technologies created the need for the second edition of Alternative Cars in the 21st Century: A New Personal Transportation Paradigm. This essential publication provides an abundance of critical knowledge for engineering professionals and consumers alike, offering a brighter alternative future through better alternative cars.
Motor Vehicle Emissions: a Bibliography with Abstracts. Special Bibliography
Author: Automobile Fuel Economy
Author: Motor Vehicle Manufacturers Association of the United StatesPublisher: DIANE Publishing
ISBN: 1428990577
Category : Automobiles
Languages : en
Pages : 46
Book Description
