Cost, effectiveness, and deployment of fuel economy technologies for light-duty vehicles /
General Material Designation
[Book]
First Statement of Responsibility
Committee on the Assessment of Technologies for Improving Fuel Economy of Light-Duty Vehicle, Phase 2; Board on Energy and Environmental Systems; Division on Engineering and Physical Sciences; National Research Council of the National Academies
PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION
Specific Material Designation and Extent of Item
xx, 445 pages :
Other Physical Details
illustrations (some color) ;
Dimensions
28 cm
INTERNAL BIBLIOGRAPHIES/INDEXES NOTE
Text of Note
Includes bibliographical references
CONTENTS NOTE
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Technologies for reducing fuel consumption in spark-ignition engines -- Technologies for reducing fuel consumption in compression-ignition diesel engines -- Electrified powertrains -- Transmissions -- Non-powertrain technologies -- Cost and manufacturing considerations for meeting fuel economy standards -- Estimates of technology costs and fuel consumption reduction effectiveness -- Consumer impacts and acceptance issues -- Overall assessment of CAFE program methodology and design
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SUMMARY OR ABSTRACT
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"The light-duty vehicle fleet is expected to undergo substantial technological changes over the next several decades. New powertrain designs, alternative fuels, advanced materials and significant changes to the vehicle body are being driven by increasingly stringent fuel economy and greenhouse gas emission standards. By the end of the next decade, cars and light-duty trucks will be more fuel efficient, weigh less, emit less air pollutants, have more safety features, and will be more expensive to purchase relative to current vehicles. Though the gasoline-powered spark ignition engine will continue to be the dominant powertrain configuration even through 2030, such vehicles will be equipped with advanced technologies, materials, electronics and controls, and aerodynamics. And by 2030, the deployment of alternative methods to propel and fuel vehicles and alternative modes of transportation, including autonomous vehicles, will be well underway. What are these new technologies - how will they work, and will some technologies be more effective than others? Written to inform The United States Department of Transportation's National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) and Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Corporate Average Fuel Economy (CAFE) and greenhouse gas (GHG) emission standards, this new report from the National Research Council is a technical evaluation of costs, benefits, and implementation issues of fuel reduction technologies for next-generation light-duty vehicles. Cost, Effectiveness, and Deployment of Fuel Economy Technologies for Light-Duty Vehicles estimates the cost, potential efficiency improvements, and barriers to commercial deployment of technologies that might be employed from 2020 to 2030. This report describes these promising technologies and makes recommendations for their inclusion on the list of technologies applicable for the 2017-2025 CAFE standards"--Publisher's description
OTHER EDITION IN ANOTHER MEDIUM
Title
Cost, effectiveness and deployment of fuel economy technologies for light-duty vehicles.
International Standard Book Number
9780309373890
TOPICAL NAME USED AS SUBJECT
Automobiles-- Power trains-- United States
Diesel motor-- United States
Fuel cell vehicles-- United States
Hybrid electric vehicles-- United States
Trucks-- United States-- Fuel consumption
LIBRARY OF CONGRESS CLASSIFICATION
Class number
TL151
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6
Book number
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N38
2015
CORPORATE BODY NAME - PRIMARY RESPONSIBILITY
National Research Council (U.S.)., Committee on the Assessment of Technologies for Improving Fuel Economy of Light-Duty Vehicles, Phase 2
CORPORATE BODY NAME - ALTERNATIVE RESPONSIBILITY
National Research Council (U.S.)., Board on Energy and Environmental Systems,sponsoring body
National Research Council (U.S.)., Division on Engineering and Physical Sciences,sponsoring body