Auto-industry response to alternative environmental standards (automobile and truck efficiency). Final report

Technical Report · Fri Mar 19 04:00:00 EST 1982

OSTI ID:5203421

The influence of alternative automobile and truck emission standards on current and manufacturer developed technologies is examined. A baseline of technology and fuel economy between 1980 and 1990 was established assuming the continuation of currently mandated emissions regulations. Two environmental scenarios were developed from a survey of existing proposals to study the effect of potential changes to the Clean Air Act; one reflected moderate changes and the other maximum changes to the emission standards as compared to the continuation of currently mandated standards. Under each environmental scenario, the fuel economy gains of current and future technologies - primarily engine technologies - are determined from available data and by engineering analysis of the tradeoffs between fuel economy and emissions for each technology. The individual technology impacts were aggregated to provide an estimate of the change in fleet fuel economy from the baseline as a result of changes to the emission standards. (LEW)

• Research Organization: Energy and Environmental Analysis, Inc., Arlington, VA (USA)
• DOE Contract Number: AC01-78PE70045
• OSTI ID: 5203421
• Report Number(s): DOE/PE/70045-T2; ON: DE82018877
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

Related Subjects

29 ENERGY PLANNING, POLICY, AND ECONOMY
298000 -- Energy Planning & Policy-- Consumption & Utilization
32 ENERGY CONSERVATION, CONSUMPTION, AND UTILIZATION
320203* -- Energy Conservation
Consumption
& Utilization-- Transportation-- Land & Roadway
AUTOMOBILES
CERTIFICATION
CLEAN AIR ACT
COMPLIANCE
DATA
FORECASTING
FUEL ECONOMY
INFORMATION
LAWS
NUMERICAL DATA
POLLUTION LAWS
THEORETICAL DATA
TRUCKS
VEHICLES