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SwRI wins $20M EPA contract for emissions and fuel consumption testing, analytical services

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When a vehicle is tested for emissions and fuel economy on a chassis dynamometer, the load from aerodynamic drag, friction, and tire losses associated with road operation must be simulated. First, actual on-road operation must be characterized, which is referred to as the road-load force specification.

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Researchers Propose New Method for Life Cycle Impact Assessment; Transportation Fuels as a Case Study

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To demonstrate the technique, Kristin Rogers and Thomas Seager applied it to a set of conventional and alternative transportation fuels (carefully noting that their purpose was purpose to illustrate the method, not to provide definitive conclusions about alternative fuels). total US emissions).