DESIGN AND OPERATION OF EUROPEAN TRUCKS FOR MAXIMUM FUEL ECONOMY

This report has been developed as a review of the general design and operation of European commercial vehicles from a product planning point of view. Particular regard has been given to the optimim utilization of petroleum fuels. Certain patterns established overseas may be of help in planning future truck designs in the United States to cope with the possibility of increasingly restricted fuel supplies.

• Corporate Authors:

  Society of Automotive Engineers

  485 Lexington Avenue
  New York, NY  United States  10017
• Authors:
  • Arabia, A
• Publication Date: 1974-11

Media Info

• Pagination: 7 p.

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Commercial vehicles; Design; Energy; Foreign; Foreign automobiles; Fuel consumption; Petroleum; Trucks; Vehicle design
• Old TRIS Terms: Foreign design practices; Foreign vehicles
• Subject Areas: Design; Energy; Geotechnology; Highways; Motor Carriers; Safety and Human Factors;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00095504
• Record Type: Publication
• Report/Paper Numbers: SAE Paper 741128
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: May 29 1975 12:00AM