Why Vehicles Don’t Achieve the EPA MPG on the Road and How That Shortfall Can be Accounted For
820791
02/01/1982
- Event
- Content
- This paper discusses the several reasons why vehicles do not achieve the EPA MPG values in service, and makes a numerical estimate of the magnitude of the individual effects. In addition, methods for adjusting EPA MPG values to estimate road fuel economy performance are presented and discussed.
- Pages
- 28
- Citation
- Hellman, K., and Murrell, J., "Why Vehicles Don’t Achieve the EPA MPG on the Road and How That Shortfall Can be Accounted For," SAE Technical Paper 820791, 1982, https://doi.org/10.4271/820791.