What is the evidence concerning the gap between on-road and Environmental Protection Agency fuel economy ratings?

Transport Policy

Volumn 53, Issue , 2017, Pages 146-160

  Greene, David L ^a   Khattak, Asad J ^a   Liu, Jun ^b   Wang, Xin ^c   Hopson, Janet L ^d   Goeltz, Richard ^e  

^a University of Tennessee   (United States)

^b The University of Texas at Austin   (United States)

^c VIRGINIA DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE   (United States)

^e OAK RIDGE NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

Fuel economy; Gap; My MPG; On road; Test cycle

Indexed keywords

DATABASE; ENGINE; FUEL CONSUMPTION; GOVERNMENT; GREENHOUSE GAS; INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY;

UNITED STATES;

EID: 84994212703     PISSN: 0967070X     EISSN: 1879310X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.tranpol.2016.10.002     Document Type: Article

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