Proposal of a dynamic performance index to analyze driving pattern effect on car emissions
The contributions of driver behaviour as well as surrounding infrastructure are decisive on pollutant emissions from vehicles in real traffic situations.
Casanova Kindelán, Jesús +2 more
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Automotive Efficiency: Using Technology to Reduce Energy Use in Passenger Vehicles and Light Trucks [PDF]
Key facts:- While there have been many advances in vehicle efficiency technology in the past 20 years, US automotive fuel economy peaked at 22.1 miles per gallon (mpg) in 1987, and has declined to about 21 mpg in 2005, according to the EPA.- This trend ...
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Battery powered high efficiency drive systems in practical applications [PDF]
Since about 30 years three-phase variable speed drives are the standard industrial solution when high reliability, high ingress protection of machine and especially high efficiency are required.
Weiss, H.
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Development Analysis of Diesel Engine Injection Systems of Cars
The given paper considers dynamics of the development of diesel engine fuel injection systems. The scheme of up-to-date electronic control system of a high pressure fuel pump is presented in the paper. The interaction of input and output parameters of diesel engine fuel system and a number of requirements to diesel engine fuel system are analyzed in ...
E. L. Savich, A. S. Gursky
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Mileage of Motor Vehicles in 2004 Higher Than Ever Before [PDF]
2003 saw a slight decline in the mileage of vehicle kilometers driven annually by all German road passenger and freight vehicles. This development did not continue in 2004; instead the mileage, at 697 billion vehicle kilometers, was higher than ever ...
Hartmut Kuhfeld, Uwe Kunert
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Currently, solving global environmental problems is recognized as an important task for humanity. In particular, automobile exhaust gases, which are pointed out as the main cause of environmental pollution, are increasing environmental pollutants and ...
Keunsang Lee, Haengmuk Cho
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National Environmental Policy and the Global Success of Next-Generation Automobiles [PDF]
In this article, we identify the most crucial factors for the potential world market success of different alternative car designs: fuel cell vehicles (FCVs), hybrid electric vehicles (HEVs), battery electric vehicles (BEVs), and conventional fuel ...
Klaus Rennings, Marian Beise
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Emissions pollutant from diesel, biodiesel and natural gas refuse collection vehicles in urban areas [PDF]
Urban pollution is more and more concern due to human health implications. In that way, emissions pollutant from commercial vehicles which move daily at fixed itineraries such as, buses and refuse collection vehicles must be monitored.
Aparicio Izquierdo, Francisco +3 more
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Terms of latin origin, used in english technical literature concerning automobile engineering [PDF]
Статья посвящена терминам латинского происхождения, используемых в английской технической литературе, в особенности в сфере автомобилестроения. В качестве примеров были взяты термины “vehicle”, “engine”, “patrol”, “circuit”.This article is devoted to the
Зимов, Д. В., Шор, Г. А.
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Getting out of the vicious traffic circle: attemps at restructuring the cultural ambience of the automobile throughout the 20th century [PDF]
For years, alternative vehicle and propulsion concepts have had a very difficult time catching on, even though technicians and engineers have repeatedly pointed out that the design quality of electric propulsion systems or other novel vehicle concepts is
Hård, Mikael, Knie, Andreas
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