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Reframing Automotive Fuel Efficiency

Journal Article
13-01-01-0004
ISSN: 2640-642X, e-ISSN: 2640-6438
DOI: https://doi.org/10.4271/13-01-01-0004
Published April 16, 2020 by SAE International in United States
Reframing Automotive Fuel Efficiency
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Citation: Lovins, A., "Reframing Automotive Fuel Efficiency," SAE J. STEEP 1(1):59-84, 2020, https://doi.org/10.4271/13-01-01-0004.
Language: English

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