Making cars more fuel efficient : technology for real improvements on the road /

• Corporate Author: Agencia Internacional de la Energía
• Format: Book
• Language: English
• Published: Paris : OECD, 2005
• Subjects: COMBUSTIBLES PARA MOTORES; GASOIL; CARRETERAS; MANTENIMIENTO Y REPARACIONES

Table of Contents:

• Executive summary
• 1. Introduction
• 2. Literature review of "shortfall"
• 3. The effect of ambient conditions, vehicle maintenance and driver behaviour on fuel economy
• 4. Driving cycles and shortfall data
• 5. Technologies to improve fuel economy of gasoline vehicles
• 6. Improving the fuel economy of diesel vehicles
• 7. Technology costs and policies to promote technologies that improve fuel economy
• References.