Impact of Vehicle Air-Conditioning on Fuel Economy, Tailpipe Emissions, and Electric Vehicle Range: Preprint

Conference · Fri Sep 22 04:00:00 EDT 2000

OSTI ID:764573

Farrington, R; Rugh, J

Vehicle air-conditioning can significantly impact fuel economy and tailpipe emissions of conventional and hybrid electric vehicles and reduce electric vehicle range. In addition, a new US emissions procedure, called the Supplemental Federal Test Procedure, has provided the motivation for reducing the size of vehicle air-conditioning systems in the US. The SFTP will measure tailpipe emissions with the air-conditioning system operating. Current air-conditioning systems can reduce the fuel economy of high fuel-economy vehicles by about 50% and reduce the fuel economy of today's mid-sized vehicles by more than 20% while increasing NOx by nearly 80% and CO by 70%.

• Research Organization: National Renewable Energy Lab., Golden, CO (US)
• Sponsoring Organization: US Department of Energy (US)
• DOE Contract Number: AC36-99GO10337
• OSTI ID: 764573
• Report Number(s): NREL/CP-540-28960
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

Related Subjects

33 ADVANCED PROPULSION SYSTEMS
54 ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES
AIR CONDITIONING
AIR POLLUTION
AIR-CONDITIONING
CARBON MONOXIDE
ELECTRIC-POWERED VEHICLES
EMISSIONS
EXHAUST GASES
FEDERAL TEST PROCEDURE
FUEL CONSUMPTION
FUEL ECONOMY
HYBRID ELECTRIC-POWERED VEHICLES
NITROGEN OXIDES
SFTP
SUPPLEMENTAL FEDERAL TEST PROCEDURE