The Motor Fuel Consumption model thirteenth periodical report

Technical Report · Fri Jan 01 04:00:00 EST 1988

OSTI ID:5686367

This document is the thirteenth of a series of periodic reports on the Motor Fuel Consumption (MFC) model developed for the Department of Energy (DOE). The MFC model is used by DOE to evaluate the impact of conservation policies on fuel consumption and on the disaggregate components of fuel demand. These components include passenger cars, light-duty trucks, and heavy-duty vehicles. The model is not a forecasting tool in that it does not provide detailed econometrically based projections of fuel demand. The model is, however, calibrated to current statistics on fuel consumption, fleet size, and travel growth, and to econometric forecasts of new vehicle sales provided by DOE. During the past year and a half (October 1985 to April 1987), the MFC model has been used to evaluate the consumption impacts of revised projections of light duty truck Corporate Average Fuel Economy (CAFE). In addition, the model has been used to support analyses of: (1) the potential market for neat methanol fuels; and (2) the fuel consumption impacts of reductions in vehicle stock turnover. The purpose of this report is to provide the reader with the most current output of the Motor Fuel Consumption Model and to discuss revisions in the model structure, input data and assumptions which have occurred in the past year. 43 refs., 3 figs., 18 tabs.

• Research Organization: Energy and Environmental Analysis, Inc., Arlington, VA (USA)
• DOE Contract Number: AC05-84OR21400
• OSTI ID: 5686367
• Report Number(s): DOE/OR/21400-H5; ON: DE88005866
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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ALCOHOL FUELS
AUTOMOBILES
DATA
DOCUMENT TYPES
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ETHANOL FUELS
FORECASTING
FUEL CONSUMPTION
FUELS
GASOLINE
INFORMATION
LIQUID FUELS
MATHEMATICAL MODELS
METHANOL FUELS
NUMERICAL DATA
PETROLEUM PRODUCTS
PROGRESS REPORT
SYNTHETIC FUELS
THEORETICAL DATA
VEHICLES