POTENTIAL PASSENGER CAR DEMAND FOR DIESEL FUEL AND REFINING IMPLICATIONS

This paper presents the results of a study exploring the potential passenger car demand for diesel fuel and the implication of this demand on the petroleum industry processing requirements. In addition, an evaluation of the relative economy, performance and emissions of diesel-powered cars versus gasoline-powered cars is presnted. An estimate of the net energy utilization in terms of both miles traveled per barrel of crude and crude savings for various degrees of diesel engine penetration in the automobile market is given. /GMRL/

• Corporate Authors:

  Society of Automotive Engineers (SAE)

  400 Commonwealth Drive
  Warrendale, PA  United States  15096
• Authors:
  • Barry, E G
  • Ramella, A
  • SMITH, R B
• Publication Date: 0

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Automobiles; Demand; Dielectric properties; Energy; Exhaust gases; Fuel consumption; Performance; Refining
• Subject Areas: Energy; Highways; Safety and Human Factors;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00158399
• Record Type: Publication
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Dec 8 1977 12:00AM