Review and evaluation of automotive fuel conservation technologies. Final report

Technical Report · Tue Dec 01 04:00:00 EST 1981

OSTI ID:6434735

Siegel, H M; Schwarz, R; Andon, J; Kolars, G; Gerstenberger, T

To support the Office of Research and Development of the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration with focused studies in areas affecting automotive fuel economy and related safety issues, a series of in-depth studies were carried out: Fuel Consumption Estimates of Stratified Charge Rotary Engines Installed in Five Vehicles; Oldsmobile Omega X Body Baseline Weight Data; GM X Body Material Substitution Weight Reduction/Cost Effectiveness Study; Calspan RSV Restraint System Cost Study; FMVSS No. 208 Extension to Light Trucks, Vans, and MPV's - Cost Lead Time Study; Multipiece Rims for Trucks, Buses, and Trailers; Identifying Design Changes, Cost Impacts and Manufacturing Lead Times to Upgrade FMVSS 114 for Passenger Cars, Trucks, and MPV's; Ford Escort GL Baseline Weight Data.

• Research Organization: South Coast Technology, Inc., Ann Arbor, MI (USA)
• OSTI ID: 6434735
• Report Number(s): PB-83-101139
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

Related Subjects

32 ENERGY CONSERVATION, CONSUMPTION, AND UTILIZATION
320203 -- Energy Conservation
Consumption
& Utilization-- Transportation-- Land & Roadway
33 ADVANCED PROPULSION SYSTEMS
330100* -- Internal Combustion Engines
AUTOMOBILES
COST
ENERGY CONSUMPTION
ENGINES
FUEL CONSUMPTION
FUEL ECONOMY
HEAT ENGINES
INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINES
SAFETY
STRATIFIED CHARGE ENGINES
VEHICLES