“TFC/IW in 1982”

820301

02/01/1982

Event
SAE International Congress and Exposition
Authors Abstract
Content
TFC/IW, total fuel consumption divided by inertia weight is reported with other engineering variables for recent EPA data for industry passenger cars and truck. TFC/IW is used in comparisons between gasoline and diesel engines, 49 States and California, passenger cars and trucks. The California fuel economy penalty due to more stringent emissions standards is discussed. The relationship between TFC/IW and ton miles per gallon is shown. Special attention is focused on 4 cylinder gasoline powered vehicles in 49 States passenger car fleet. The use of TFC/IW to answer the question, ‘What Changed?’ when comparing the fuel economies of two fleets is described.
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DOI
https://doi.org/10.4271/820301
Pages
21
Citation
Wiquist, R., "“TFC/IW in 1982”," SAE Technical Paper 820301, 1982, https://doi.org/10.4271/820301.
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Publisher
Published
Feb 1, 1982
Product Code
820301
Content Type
Technical Paper
Language
English