Steel cars face a weighty decision
Journal Article
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· Mechanical Engineering
OSTI ID:442659
This article describes how pressure to improve automotive gas mileage is driving efforts to find new ways to reduce the weight of steel car-body structures. The automobile has been on an extended weight-loss program for several decades now. Ever since the oil shortages of the 1970s and the subsequent adoption of tougher environmental regulations, auto engineers have been whittling away at vehicle weight as a way to boost fuel economy and reduce exhaust emissions. The lighter they can make a vehicle, the lighter its body structure and suspension system could be, and the lighter the engine that would be needed.
- OSTI ID:
- 442659
- Journal Information:
- Mechanical Engineering, Journal Name: Mechanical Engineering Journal Issue: 2 Vol. 119; ISSN MEENAH; ISSN 0025-6501
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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