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Title: Tires and Passenger Vehicle Fuel Economy: Informing Consumers, Improving Performance
Accession Number: 01029113
Record Type: Monograph
Record URL: Availability: Available from Northwestern University Transportation Library through interlibrary loan or document delivery Order URL: https://www.library.northwestern.edu/f...erlibrary-loan/lending-institutions.html Find a library where document is available Abstract: This report examines the contribution of tires to vehicle fuel consumption and the prospects for improving tire energy performance without adversely affecting tire life, traction capability, and retail prices. The report reviews the technical literature and analyzes energy performance data from nearly 200 passenger tires on the market today. National fuel savings from improving the energy efficiency of passenger tires by 10 percent are quantified and the implications for consumer spending on tires, motor vehicle safety, and scrap tire generation are considered. Observing that consumers are given little, if any, information on the fuel economy effects of tires, the report recommends that government and industry cooperate to fill this information gap. A spreadsheet containing measurements of the energy and performance characteristics of the nearly 200 passenger tires examined in the report is also available.
Supplemental Notes: This study was conducted at the request of Congress with funding from the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration. The study was conducted by the Committee for the National Tire Efficiency Study.
Language: English
Corporate Authors: National Research Council (U.S.)Pagination: 174p
Publication Date: 2006
ISBN: 0309094216
Media Type: Print
Features: Appendices
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; Figures; Glossary; References; Tables
TRT Terms: Uncontrolled Terms: Subject Areas: Data and Information Technology; Energy; Highways; Vehicles and Equipment; I96: Vehicle Operating Costs
Files: TRIS, TRB, ATRI
Created Date: Jul 20 2006 9:14AM
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