Demonstration of the fuel economy potential associated with M85-fueled vehicles
- Tennessee Univ., Knoxville, TN (United States)
A gasoline-fueled 1988 Chevrolet Corsica was converted to operate on M85 to demonstrate that the characteristics of methanol fuels can be exploited to emphasize vehicle fuel economy rather than vehicle performance. The results of the tests performed indicated fuel economy improvements of up to 21% at steady highway speeds, and almost 20% on the US Environmental Protection Agency`s federal test procedure city and highway cycles.
- Research Organization:
- National Renewable Energy Lab., Golden, CO (United States); Tennessee Univ., Knoxville, TN (United States)
- Sponsoring Organization:
- USDOE, Washington, DC (United States)
- DOE Contract Number:
- AC02-83CH10093
- OSTI ID:
- 10108211
- Report Number(s):
- NREL/TP--425-6162; ON: DE94000245; BR: WM1020000
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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