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Economic Analysis of Powertrain Control Technologies
Technical Paper
2002-21-0035
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Regulatory and market pressures continue to challenge the automotive industry to develop technologies focused on reducing exhaust emissions and improving fuel economy. This paper introduces a practical model, which evaluates the economic value of various technologies based on their ability to reduce fuel consumption, improve emissions or provide consumer benefits such as improved performance. By evaluating the individual elements of economic value as viewed by the OEM manufacturer, while keeping the end consumer in mind, technology selection decisions can be made. These elements include annual fuel usage, vehicle performance, mass reduction and emissions, among others. The following technologies are discussed and evaluated: gasoline direct injection, variable valvetrain technologies, common-rail diesel and hybrid vehicles.
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Kiefer, S., McDonald, S., Sellnau, M., and Waters, J., "Economic Analysis of Powertrain Control Technologies," SAE Technical Paper 2002-21-0035, 2002.Also In
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