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Energy Losses in a Vehicle
Rolling Resistance - 4.2 percent Rolling resistance is a measure of the force necessary to move the tire forward ... reduce rolling resistance, including improved tire tread and shoulder designs and materials used in the tire belt and traction surfaces. For passenger cars, a 5-7 percent reduction in rolling resistance ...
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Sustainable Transportation for a World Beyond Oil
[Reuters, 1995a] Efficiency In spite of the resistance to electric vehicles, there is a strong push within the automotive industry for what ... to automotive fuel economy, therefore, are braking and downhill-coasting energy recovery, aerodynamic drag, tyre rolling resistance, and mass. Benefits from improving any one of these are limited, but benefits from ...
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Save money on gas with these tips from EthanolOnTap.com
Turning the air conditioner off causes the engine to work less, since ... . Maintain your tire pressure. - Low tire pressure makes your car work harder due to the rolling resistance placed on it by the tires. Be sure you don't over-inflate your tires ...
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Ethanol On Tap.com Site Map
Low air pressure means increased rolling resistance and everyone knows that means more fuel used to propel the vehicle. Even at highway ...
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Advanced Technologies & Energy Efficiency
Rolling Resistance – 4.2% Rolling resistance is a measure of the force necessary to move the tire forward and is ... time you use your brakes, energy initially used to overcome inertia is lost. Rolling Resistance – 4.2% Rolling resistance is a measure of the force necessary to move the tire forward and is ...
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Green Seal: Publications and Resources - Choose Green Reports
... Particleboard and Medium-Density Fiberboard Quick Serve Food Packaging, Rigid Room Air Conditioning Tires, Low Rolling Resistance Wood Finishes and Stains
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Peeking into the Future: Electric Cars
... than steel; a heat pump that heats and air-conditions; tires with 25 percent lower rolling resistance; an aerodynamic drag coefficient of only 0.19, about 30 percent better thanany current production ...
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In Business, Creating Sustainable Enterprises & Communities
YRC said. The E-Spec is also a lot lighter and conserves fuel by reducing rolling resistance by 18 percent, the company said. The new tire will be available in Japan later ...
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Mileage Manifesto
So we want a tire with low rolling resistance. What creates rolling resistance ... contact patch, the amount of tire deflection necessary, and thus rolling resistance. All other being equal, a large tire has more rolling resistance. This is related to our next point-gearing. GEARING ...
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Steve's Recumbents - Eric Kragness'  Homebuilt Recumbent
I think putting more weight on the larger rear wheel will reduce rolling resistance a bit as well. I'd also like to lower the seat height for better ...
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