THE TREND TOWARDS ENERGY EFFICIENT ENGINES

DER TREND ZU SPARSAMEN MOTOREN

Because of the continuing energy crisis the emphasis in vehicle construction has shifted to energy saving units which emit less exhaust, to cars with lower noise levels, to lighter aerodynamically shaped vehicles and to engines with lower fuel consumption. The article surveys efforts being made by BMW in this direction; as low a number of cylinders as possible, new lightweight injection engines, electronic fuel injection, 5 gear transmission, and the turbo-diesel engine. Work being undertaken by the American car industry is also mentioned. (TRRL)

• Corporate Authors:

  Verlagsgesellschaft GmbH und Co KG

  Juliusstrasse 2, Postfach 19
  6200 Wiesbaden 1,   Germany 
• Publication Date: 1979

Language

• German

Media Info

• Features: Tables;
• Pagination: p. 497-500
• Serial:
  • Polizei Technik Verkehr
  • Volume: 24
  • Issue Number: 10
  • Publisher: Hannes Schmitt-Horr Verlag

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Aerodynamics; Construction; Development; Diesel engines; Electronic equipment; Electronics; Energy conservation; Exhaust gases; Fuel consumption; Fuel injection; Motors; Research; Shape; Sound level; State of the art studies; Transmissions; Vehicle power plants; Weight
• Uncontrolled Terms: Decreases; Research and development
• Old TRIS Terms: Automobile engines; Electronic means
• ITRD Terms: 5492: Aerodynamics; 3655: Construction; 9009: Decrease; 6965: Electronics; 212: Energy conservation; 232: Fuel consumption; 3830: Injection (fuel); 1334: Motor; 9073: Shape; 6747: Sound level; 1333: Transmission (veh); 1255: Vehicle; 5485: Weight
• Subject Areas: Construction; Energy; Environment; Highways; Research; Vehicles and Equipment; I96: Vehicle Operating Costs;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00324570
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: Bundesanstalt für Straßenwesen (BASt)
• Files: ITRD, TRIS
• Created Date: May 21 1981 12:00AM