A technical analysis of model year 2011 US automobile efficiency

Transportation Research Part D: Transport and Environment

Volumn 17, Issue 5, 2012, Pages 361-369

  Lutsey, Nicholas ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Automobile fleets; Automobile technology; Fuel efficiency

Indexed keywords

AERODYNAMICS; EFFICIENCY; FUEL CELLS; FUEL CONSUMPTION; GASOLINE; POWERTRAINS; ROLLING RESISTANCE; VEHICLES;

AUTOMOBILE FLEET; AUTOMOBILE TECHNOLOGIES; EFFICIENCY CHARACTERISTIC; ELECTRIC POWER TRAINS; FUEL EFFICIENCY; TECHNICAL ANALYSIS; TEST DATA;

AUTOMOBILES;

AUTOMOBILE; DESIGN METHOD; DIESEL ENGINE; EFFICIENCY MEASUREMENT; FUEL CONSUMPTION; VEHICLE COMPONENT;

EID: 84859189961     PISSN: 13619209     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.trd.2012.03.002     Document Type: Article

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