A contribution to the analysis of fuel efficiency measures for heavy-duty vehicles

Ausgabe: Open Access E-Book
ISBN: 978-3-85125-578-2
Sprache: Englisch
Erschienen: Januar 2018
Reihe: Monographic Series TU Graz

In this PhD thesis selected fuel efficiency measures for European heavy-duty vehicles were analysed. This was done with the program „Vehicle Energy Consumption calculation Tool“ (VECTO), which becomes mandatory in 2019 for the CO2 certification. Depending on vehicle class and powertrain, future energy saving potentials from 9 % to 78 % were found.

In this PhD thesis selected fuel efficiency measures for European heavy-duty vehicles were analysed. This was done with the program „Vehicle Energy Consumption calculation Tool“ (VECTO), which becomes mandatory in 2019 for the CO2 certification. Depending on vehicle class and powertrain, future energy saving potentials from 9 % to 78 % were found.