Abstract
This chapter describes how passenger vehicles are characterised first as to drag and rolling resistance coefficients and second according to fuel economy over standard drive cycles. Vehicle data necessary to compute rolling resistance and aerodynamic drag coefficients are taken from coast down tests. This procedure is further described in Chapter 11 along with some actual test data about how this applies to characterising the hybrid propulsion system. In this chapter the various standard drive cycles employed in various geographical and demographic areas are compared and rationale given for their selection.
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