Fuel Consumption and Emissions from Vehicles II

Dear Colleagues,

Ground vehicles are the main source of air pollutants in most urban centers. Governmental authorities, leading carmakers, fleet administrators, and the scientific community continue to look for alternatives to reduce fuel consumption and tailpipe emissions from brand-new and in-use vehicles.

Currently, the progressive replacement of fuel-powered vehicles by electric vehicles is the most well-accepted solution to reduce air pollution in cities. However, the higher total operating costs (TOCs) of electric vehicles are slowing the penetration of these vehicles for use in public transport and freight distribution in urban centers.

Assuming that the strategies to reduce energy consumption in fuel-powered vehicles can be extended to the incoming electric vehicles, the information gathered will allow the identification of new strategies to address the issues described above. Thus, work must be conducted to assess the energy consumption from the actual in-use vehicles, at low cost, under real conditions of use.

This Special Issue is addressed to actual fuel consumption and emissions from vehicles, and solicits contributions to achieve this objective. Topics include:

• Measurement of driving patterns, fuel or energy consumption, and tailpipe emissions;
• Local driving cycles;
• Methodologies to estimate real fuel consumption and tailpipe emissions at low cost.

The use of information technology to assess driving patterns, fuel consumption, and tailpipe emissions.

Dr. Jose Ignacio Huertas
Guest Editor

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• driving cycles
• driving patterns
• moves
• copert
• PEMS
• RSD
• low-cost sensors
• telemetry
• OBD
• I/M programs
• environmental regulations
• vehicle dynamics
• energy
• fuel economy