National energy efficient driving system (NEEDS). Volume 1. Survey of requirements. Final report, September 1977-December 1981
This report provides a state-of-the-art summary of the means by which individual drivers can achieve more fuel-efficient vehicle operation. It identifies fuel-efficient driving behaviors, the means of influencing behavior, appropriate audiences for attempts to foster fuel-efficient driving behavior, the types of materials needed to communicate fuel-efficient operation, and delivery systems capable of handling the communication of information. The authors conclude that: (1) drivers lack critical items of information concerning fuel-efficient vehicle operation, (2) efforts to encourage fuel efficiency have been generally unsuccessful and are probably unnecessary, (3) there is no good system for providing training in fuel-efficient vehicle operation to large numbers of drivers, and (4) a federally-coordinated effort is needed to assure the delivery of up-to-date information to drivers.
- Research Organization:
- National Public Services Research Inst., Alexandria, VA (USA)
- OSTI ID:
- 5274464
- Report Number(s):
- PB-84-113794
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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