| ID | 110394 |
| Title Proper | Fuel consumption rates of passenger cars in China |
| Other Title Information | labels versus real-world |
| Language | ENG |
| Author | Huo, Hong ; Yao, Zhiliang ; He, Kebin ; Yu, Xin |
| Publication | 2011. |
| Summary / Abstract (Note) | Recently, China has implemented many policy measures to control the oil demand of on-road vehicles. In 2010, China started to report the fuel consumption rates of light-duty vehicles tested in laboratory and to require new vehicles to show the rates on window labels. In this study, we examined the differences between the test and real-world fuel consumption of Chinese passenger cars by using the data reported by real-world drivers on the internet voluntarily. The sales-weighted average fuel consumption of new cars in China in 2009 was 7.80 L/100 km in laboratory and 9.02 L/100 km in real-world, representing a difference of 15.5%. For the 153 individual car models examined, the real-world fuel consumption rates were -8 to 60% different from the test values. The simulation results of the International Vehicle Emission model show that the real-world driving cycles in 22 selected Chinese cities could result in -8 to 34% of changes in fuel consumption compared to the laboratory driving cycle. Further government effort on fuel consumption estimates adjustment, local driving cycle development, and real-world data accumulation through communication with the public is needed to improve the accuracy of the labeling policy. |
| `In' analytical Note | Energy Policy Vol. 39, No.11; Nov 2011: p.7130-7135 |
| Journal Source | Energy Policy Vol. 39, No.11; Nov 2011: p.7130-7135 |
| Key Words | Labeling Policy ; Fuel Consumption Rate ; Driving Cycle |