Gasoline-Equivalent Fuel Economy Determination for Alternate Automotive Fuels

820794

02/01/1982

Event
Passenger Car Meeting & Exposition
Authors Abstract
Content
Due to the growing use of alternate automotive fuels, it is necessary that the U.S. EPA provide a method of calculating fuel economy values for vehicles using these fuels so that equitable average fuel economies can be determined. The relevant legislation is reviewed, and various methodologies are discussed.
Possible fuel equivalency factors are presented for Diesel fuel, ethanol, methanol, gasohol, and natural gas. The methodologies considered range from the simplest (using the ratio of fuel heating values) to the more complex (attempting to account for processing energy and raw material differences).
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DOI
https://doi.org/10.4271/820794
Pages
15
Citation
Harvey, C., "Gasoline-Equivalent Fuel Economy Determination for Alternate Automotive Fuels," SAE Technical Paper 820794, 1982, https://doi.org/10.4271/820794.
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Publisher
Published
Feb 1, 1982
Product Code
820794
Content Type
Technical Paper
Language
English