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ISSN (Print): 2665-9980
ISSN (Online): 2665-9999

Research Article

An Approach of Estimating the Effect of Replacement of Conventional Vehicles by L-category Vehicles on Fuel Consumption and Emissions

Author(s): Jianbing Gao, Haibo Chen*, Junyan Chen and Ye Liu

Volume 1, Issue 1, 2021

Published on: 19 February, 2021

Page: [65 - 73] Pages: 9

DOI: 10.2174/2665998001666210219140729

Abstract

Background and Objective: In order to investigate the effect of electric L-category vehicles (EL-Vs) on traffic characteristics of urban roads, fuel consumption and exhaust emissions, existing technologies including traffic characteristics, vehicle performance, etc. were used.

Methods: The relations among traffic density, traffic flow, and traffic speeds were reviewed based on the real test data in different areas.

Results: One of the test data was chosen to get the mathematical equations between traffic density and traffic speed for congested urban roads.

Conclusion: Then, the equations were used to estimate the reductions in the vehicle fuel consumption and exhaust emissions brought by the improved traffic situation due to the applications of ELVs.

Keywords: L-category vehicles, congestion, average speed, fuel consumption, vehicle emissions, traffic flow.

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