PATTERNS OF VEHICLE MISFUELING IN 1981 AND 1982: WHERE, WHEN, WHAT VEHICLES, AND HOW OFTEN?

Based on nationwide gasoline diary records of 5,000 families, an analysis was conducted of automobile misfueling (use of leaded gasoline in a vehicle designed for unleaded gasoline) trends in 1981 and 1982. The gasoline diary data base and the data handling and analysis techniques are described. Overall trends in vehicle misfueling are given, focusing on 1982 data, followed by more detailed information on the location and frequency of misfueling. Conclusions are presented indicating that while variations exist in misfueling by region and vehicle age, overall misfueling is a widespread problem, because catalyst-equipped cars are increasing in number and age.

• Availability:
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• Supplemental Notes:
  • Fuels and Lubricants Meeting and Exposition, Baltimore, Maryland, October 8-11, 1984.
• Corporate Authors:

  Society of Automotive Engineers (SAE)

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  Warrendale, PA  United States  15096
• Authors:
  • McNutt, B D
  • ELLIOTT, D
  • Dulla, R
• Publication Date: 1984

Media Info

• Features: Appendices; References; Tables;
• Pagination: 12 p.
• Serial:
  • SAE Technical Paper
  • Publisher: Society of Automotive Engineers (SAE)
  • ISSN: 0148-7191
  • EISSN: 2688-3627
  • Serial URL: http://papers.sae.org/

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Data analysis; Databases; Mathematical analysis; Misfueling; Trend (Statistics)
• Subject Areas: Safety and Human Factors;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00395777
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration
• Report/Paper Numbers: SAE 841345, HS-038 301
• Files: HSL, USDOT
• Created Date: Jun 30 1985 12:00AM