Analysis Reveals Impact of Road Grade on Vehicle Energy Use (Fact Sheet) [electronic resource]

• Ngôn ngữ: eng
• Ký hiệu phân loại: 629.2 Motor land vehicles, cycles
• Thông tin xuất bản: Golden, Colo. : Oak Ridge, Tenn. : National Renewable Energy Laboratory (U.S.) ; Distributed by the Office of Scientific and Technical Information, U.S. Dept. of Energy, 2014
• Mô tả vật lý: Size: 1 pg. : , digital, PDF file.
• Bộ sưu tập: Metadata
• ID: 267170
• Chủ đề: 1. 33 advanced propulsion systems; 2. Efficiency; 3. Fuel use; 4. Road grade; 5. Vehicles

Tóm tắt

Findings of study indicate that, on average, road grade could be responsible for 1%-3% of fuel use in light-duty automobiles, with many individual trips impacted by as much as 40%.