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DE2000764573

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%.
Keywords	Air conditioning Federal test procedure Fuel consumption Electric-powered vehicles Hybrid electric-powered vehicles Air pollution Exhaust gases Nitrogen oxides Carbon monoxide
Source Agency	Technical Information Center Oak Ridge Tennessee
Corporate Authors	National Renewable Energy Lab., Golden, CO.; Department of Energy, Washington, DC.
Document Type	Conference Proceedings
NTIS Issue Number	200124
Contract Number	AC36-99GO10337

Impact of Vehicle Air-Conditioning on Fuel Economy, Tailpipe Emissions, and Electric Vehicle Range: Preprint.

Impact of Vehicle Air-Conditioning on Fuel Economy, Tailpipe Emissions, and Electric Vehicle Range: Preprint.
DE2000764573

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%.
Keywords	Air conditioning Federal test procedure Fuel consumption Electric-powered vehicles Hybrid electric-powered vehicles Air pollution Exhaust gases Nitrogen oxides Carbon monoxide
Source Agency	Technical Information Center Oak Ridge Tennessee
Corporate Authors	National Renewable Energy Lab., Golden, CO.; Department of Energy, Washington, DC.
Document Type	Conference Proceedings
NTIS Issue Number	200124
Contract Number	AC36-99GO10337