Improvement of Fuel Efficiency of Passenger Cars by Taking Advantage of Tribology

The study conducted by a study group on the prediction of car fuel savings realized through tribology development organized by the Japan Society of Tribologists showed that the fuel loss caused by tires was 7.5% for constant velocity running at 60 km/h. Furthermore, the Japan Automobile Tyre Manufac...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Takashi Nakamura
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Japanese Society of Tribologists 2017-07-01
Series:Tribology Online
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Online Access:https://www.jstage.jst.go.jp/article/trol/12/3/12_76/_pdf/-char/en