Energy efficiency dynamometer testing at the 1996 American Tour de Sol
In 1995, the U.S. Department of Energy through Argonne National Laboratory`s Center for Transportation Research sponsored energy efficiency data collection from the student, private, and professional vehicles during the American Tour de Sol. The American Tour de Sol is a multiple-day road rally event run from New York City to Washington, D.C. As part of this efficiency testing, a number of vehicles were tested on a chassis dynamometer utilizing three common drive cycles: the LA-4, the New York City Cycle, and the Highway Fuel Economy Test. The results demonstrate remarkable efficiency increases over a gasoline control vehicle and significant cycle-sensitivity information. Two series hybrid electric vehicles (HEVs) were shown to have fuel efficiencies which were less sensitive to drive cycle than either a gasoline or an electric vehicle.
- Research Organization:
- Argonne National Lab. (ANL), Argonne, IL (United States)
- Sponsoring Organization:
- USDOE, Washington, DC (United States)
- DOE Contract Number:
- W-31109-ENG-38
- OSTI ID:
- 278393
- Report Number(s):
- ANL/ES/CP-90761; CONF-9609227-1; ON: DE96013601
- Resource Relation:
- Conference: NESEA sustainable transportation and S/EV symposium, New York City, NY (United States), 16-18 Sep 1996; Other Information: PBD: [1996]
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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