THE EFFECTIVENESS OF MILES-PER-GALLON METERS AS A MEANS TO CONSERVE GASOLINE IN AUTOMOBILES

This report is an assessment of fuel flow instruments reading directly in miles per gallon (mpg). It describes currently available mpg meters, their installation, utility, and safety and presents an analysis of potential cost savings. It discusses means of encouraging purchase and the use of mpg meters as add-on equipment and considers issues associated with the mandatory installation of mpg meters in new cars.

• Supplemental Notes:
  • Report to the Congress and the President.
• Corporate Authors:

  Transportation Systems Center

  55 Broadway, Kendall Square
  Cambridge, MA  United States  02142

  Office of the Secretary of Transportation

  Office for Systems Development and Technology, 1200 New Jersey Avenue, SE
  Washington, DC  United States  20590
• Authors:
  • Huntley, MSF
  • Leavitt, W Z
• Publication Date: 1976-10

Media Info

• Pagination: 71 p.

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Automobiles; Building; Costs; Equipment; Facilities; Fuel consumption; Fuels; Gasoline; Installation; Measuring instruments; Safety
• Old TRIS Terms: Fuel gages
• Subject Areas: Construction; Energy; Finance; Highways; Maintenance and Preservation; Safety and Human Factors;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00147296
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: National Technical Information Service
• Report/Paper Numbers: DOT-TSC-OST-76-38 Report
• Files: NTIS, TRIS, USDOT
• Created Date: Jun 17 1977 12:00AM