SAE/DOT FUEL ECONOMY ADVISORY COMMITTEE UPDATE

The SAE/DOT fuel economy committee was formed in 1975 for the purpose of developing recommended practices and information reports for the measurement of fuel economy of vehicles and their components. The paper details the objectives and findings of various committees and concludes with a listing of SAE documents developed as a result of the study.

• Availability:
  • Find a library where document is available. Order URL: http://worldcat.org/isbn/0898832594
• Supplemental Notes:
  • From SAE Special Publication 488, Truck and Bus Fuel Economy.
• Corporate Authors:

  Society of Automotive Engineers (SAE)

  400 Commonwealth Drive
  Warrendale, PA  United States  15096
• Authors:
  • Smyth, W B
• Publication Date: 1981-4

Media Info

• Pagination: p. 7-11
• Serial:
  • SAE Special Publications
  • Publisher: Society of Automotive Engineers (SAE)

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Advisory groups; Buses; Data collection; Documents; Economic efficiency; Energy conservation; Fuel conservation; Fuel consumption; Measurement; Methodology; Motor vehicles; Operating costs; Recommendations; Rolling resistance; Specifications; Trucks; Vehicle components
• Uncontrolled Terms: Articulated vehicles; Efficiency
• ITRD Terms: 1225: Articulated vehicle; 1272: Bus; 5911: Efficiency; 212: Energy conservation; 232: Fuel consumption; 1236: Lorry; 6136: Measurement; 9102: Method; 5494: Rolling resistance; 177: Specifications
• Subject Areas: Data and Information Technology; Economics; Energy; Environment; Motor Carriers; Public Transportation; Research; Vehicles and Equipment; I96: Vehicle Operating Costs;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00451552
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: Transport Research Laboratory
• ISBN: 0-89883-259-4
• Report/Paper Numbers: SAE SP488, ANALYTIC
• Files: ITRD, TRIS
• Created Date: Nov 30 1985 12:00AM