Estimating vehicle fuel consumption in urban areas. Working paper
Technical Report
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OSTI ID:5254871
Traffic flow simulation and assignment techniques were used to model area-wide effects of traffic management measures. Relationships between fuel consumption under urban driving conditions and the inverse of average travel speed were inferred from experimental tests. From the results a relationship which gave urban fuel consumption as a function of journey distance, total delayed time, and number of stops, was suggested for the 'average urban passenger car' in the UK. A review of reported potential fuel savings from traffic management measures was also undertaken. The effects on fuel consumption of changing the common cycle time for a co-ordinated system of signalised intersections were evaluated using the SATURN traffic simulation/assignment model.
- Research Organization:
- Leeds Univ. (UK). Inst. for Transport Studies
- OSTI ID:
- 5254871
- Report Number(s):
- PB-84-143866
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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