VEHICLE MASS REDUCTION STUDY
Citation:
VEHICLE MASS REDUCTION STUDY. U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Washington, D.C.
Impact/Purpose:
Find a holistic vehicle design approach that establishes a potential path for future feasible vehicle mass reduction in light-duty vehicles to meet more stringent GHG and Fuel Economy Standards.
Description:
Analysis of the potential to reduce light-duty vehicle mass through the application of low density or high strength materials, component consolidation, and changes to vehicle architecture.
URLs/Downloads:
Charge Letter for Peer Review of Lotus Engineering Vehicle Mass Reduction Study (PDF, NA pp, 1195 KB, about PDF)Light-Duty Vehicle Mass Reduction and Cost Analysis - Midsize Crossover Utility Vehicle (PDF, NA pp, 32664 KB, about PDF)
Light-Duty Vehicle Mass Reduction and Cost Analysis - Midsize Cr
Peer Review of LD Vehicle Mass Reduction and Cost Analysis - Mid
Peer Review of Demonstrating the Safety and Crashworthiness of a
Peer Review Comments of Lotus Engineering Vehicle Mass Reduction Study (PDF, NA pp, 1195 KB, about PDF)
Record Details:
Record Type:DOCUMENT( PUBLISHED REPORT/ REPORT)
Product Published Date:08/31/2012
Record Last Revised:01/21/2014
OMB Category:Influential
Record ID:
230748