Thursday, February 2, 2012
1994 Gas Mileage Guide: EPA Fuel Economy Estimates
The Gas Mileage Guide Energy as an aid to consumers considering the vehicle. The Guide lists vehicle available for the. provided by the U.S. En with Federal Law. This Guide is intended to help co similarly sized cars, light duty true. The vehicles listed in this Guide have been divided of cars (sedans, two-seaters, and light duty trucks (vans, small pick-ups, and large pi classes of special purpose vehicles (2-wheel drive, cab chassis). By using this Guide consumers can estimate the cost for any vehicle. The mileage figures included i most useful when comparing vehicles. The actual a vehicle may differ considerably from the predicted
The test used to determine the city fuel economy estimate simulates a 7.5-mile, stopand-go trip with an average speed of 20 mph. The trip takes 23 minutes and has 18 stops. About 18 percent of the time is spent idling, as in waiting at traffic lights or in rush hour traffic. Two kinds of engine starts are used-the cold start, which is similar to starting a car in the morning after it has been parked all night-and the hot start, similar to restarting a vehicle after it has been warm up, driven and stopped for a shoR time.
The test to determine the highway fuel economy estimate represents a mixture of “non-city” driving. Segments corresponding to different kinds of rural roads and interstate highways are included. The test simulates a 1 0-mile trip and averages 48 mph. The test is run from a hot start and has little idling time and no stops (except at the end of the test).
