Technologies and Approaches to Reducing the Fuel Consumption of Medium- and Heavy-Duty VehiclesTechnologies 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. |
Contents
3 Review of Current Regulatory Approaches for Trucks and Cars | 2-19 |
4 Power Train Technologies for Reducing LoadSpecific Fuel Consumption | 2-29 |
5 Vehicle Technologies for Reducing LoadSpecific Fuel Consumption | 5-2 |
6 Costs and Benefits of Integrating Fuel Consumption Reduction Technologies into Medium and HeavyDuty Vehicles | 5-48 |
7 Alternative Approaches to Reducing Fuel Consumption in Medium and HeavyDuty Vehicles | 6-27 |
8 Approaches to Fuel Economy and Regulations | 6-47 |
Appendixes | 6-65 |
Statement of Task | 6-67 |
Presentations and Committee Meetings | 6-69 |
Committee Biographical Sketches | 6-73 |
Abbreviations and Acronyms | 6-79 |
Fuel Economy and Fuel Consumption as Metrics to Judge the Fuel Efficiency of Vehicles | 6-83 |
Details of Aerodynamic Trailer Device Technology | H-1 |
Vehicle Simulation | H-3 |
ModelBased Design | H-9 |