Publication Date |
2000 |
Personal Author |
Farrington, R.; Rugh, J. |
Page Count |
12 |
Abstract |
Vehicle air-conditioning can significantly impact fuel economy and tailpipe emissions of conventional and hybrid electric vehicles and reduce electric vehicle range. In addition, a new US emissions procedure, called the Supplemental Federal Test Procedure, has provided the motivation for reducing the size of vehicle air-conditioning systems in the US. The SFTP will measure tailpipe emissions with the air-conditioning system operating. Current air-conditioning systems can reduce the fuel economy of high fuel-economy vehicles by about 50% and reduce the fuel economy of today's mid-sized vehicles by more than 20% while increasing NOx by nearly 80% and CO by 70%. |
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Source Agency |
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Corporate Authors |
National Renewable Energy Lab., Golden, CO.; Department of Energy, Washington, DC. |
Document Type |
Conference Proceedings |
NTIS Issue Number |
200124 |
Contract Number |
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