Passenger car fuel conservation. Final report

Technical Report · Thu Jul 01 04:00:00 EDT 1976

OSTI ID:7298967

Claffey, P J

Detailed information on the way passenger car fuel consumption is affected by how people drive and by the care taken to keep car engines and tires in proper running order was sought through highway test operations. Test operations included: (1) measurement of the fuel consumption of a sample of 93 drivers for operation under specific sets of urban driving conditions, (2) measurement of the fuel consumption of a sample of 22 passenger cars both for operation before and after a major tune-up, (3) measurement of the fuel consumption of a single passenger car for both low and high ranges of acceleration rates and for stop cycles, stop-cycle frequencies, and for various road design details, and (4) measurement of the fuel consumption of a sample of 18 passenger cars for a given tire inflation pressure and for a pressure equal to 80 percent of the given tire inflation pressure. All fuel consumption measurements were made with a fuelmeter capable of measuring fuel consumption to the nearest 1/1,000th of a gallon.

• Research Organization: Federal Highway Administration, Washington, DC (USA)
• OSTI ID: 7298967
• Report Number(s): PB-265369
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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