Weight Reduction Potential of Automobiles and Light Trucks, 1979 Summary Source Document

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• Creators:
  Hsia, Hsi-Sheng ; Kidd, James A.
• Corporate Creators:
  John A. Volpe National Transportation Systems Center, (U.S.)
• Corporate Contributors:
  United States. National Highway Traffic Safety Administration
• Subject/TRT Terms:
  • Aluminum
  • Automobiles
  • Building materials
  • Energy conservation
  • High strength steel
  • Light trucks
  • Materials
  • Materials management
  • Reinforced plastics
  • Structural analysis
  More +
• Publication/ Report Number:
  DOT-TSC-NHTSA-79-54 ; DOT-HS-805-131
• Resource Type:
  Tech Report
• Geographical Coverage:
  United States
• Corporate Publisher:
  United States. National Highway Traffic Safety Administration
• NTL Classification:
  AGR-IMPACTS-Environment ; AGR-IMPACTS-Exports ; NTL-ENERGY AND ENVIRONMENT-Air Quality ; NTL-ENERGY AND ENVIRONMENT-ENERGY AND ENVIRONMENT
• Abstract:
  The purpose of this report is to provide an assessment of the potential for weight reduction for passenger cars and light trucks (including pickup trucks, vans, and utility vehicles of GVWR up to 8500 pounds) in the 1980 to 2000 model year period. Various aspects of vehicular performance are addressed. Four weight reduction scenarios involving material substitution are presented with increasing technological sophistication. In addition to the baseline data, dominant case assessments for high strength steel, fiber reinforced plastic, aluminum, and hybrid reinforced plastics are provided.
• Format:
  PDF
• Download URL:
  https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/10800/dot_10800_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
  [PDF - 3.80 MB]
• Collection(s):
  Volpe Center
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha256:d7e890da23ea9606e5b4360b45d68894913765b033d8777c11f21a6c1b10f7f3