EMISSION AND FUEL ECONOMY SENSITIVITY TO CHANGES IN LIGHT DUTY VEHICLE TEST PROCEDURES

This report describes the laboratory and statistical results of Task Number 10. Five light duty vehicles present and projected vehicle populations and emission control systems were used to investigate emission and fuel economy sensitivity to changes in current test procedures for light duty vehicles. The length of soak period preceding the EPA Urban Dynamometer Driving Schedule (UDDS), and the speed versus time characteristics of the UDDS and EPA Highway Fuel Economy Test (FET) were varied. A 't' test was used to test for significant differences between baseline results and results obtained with modified driving cycles. Means, standard deviations, and coefficients of variation were calculated for groups of tests for each particular vehicle at each test condition.

• Corporate Authors:

  Southwest Research Institute

  6220 Culebra Road, P.O. Drawer 28510
  San Antonio, TX  United States  78228-0510

  Environmental Protection Agency

  Emission Control Technology Division, 2565 Plymounth Road
  Ann Arbor, MI  United States  48105
• Authors:
  • Srubar, R L
• Publication Date: 1977-5

Media Info

• Pagination: 252 p.

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Air quality management; Carbon monoxide; Concentration (Chemistry); Exhaust gases; Fuel conservation; Fuel consumption; Hydrocarbons; Nitric oxide; Nitrogen oxides; Pollutants; Tables (Data); Test procedures; Tests; Variables; Vehicle performance
• Subject Areas: Energy; Highways; Safety and Human Factors;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00176150
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: National Technical Information Service
• Report/Paper Numbers: EPA-460-3-77-024 Final Rpt.
• Contract Numbers: EPA-68-03-2196
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Jul 19 1978 12:00AM