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Assessment of Fuel Economy Technologies for Light-Duty Vehicles (2011)
Board on Energy and Environmental Systems (BEES)

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. "Appendix D: Select Acronyms." Assessment of Fuel Economy Technologies for Light-Duty Vehicles. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press, 2011.

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Assessment of Fuel Economy Technologies for Light-Duty Vehicles

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Select Acronyms

AWD all-wheel drive

BMEP brake mean effective pressure

BOM bill of materials

BSFC brake specific fuel consumption

CAFE corporate average fuel economy

CDPF catalyzed diesel particulate filter

CI compression ignition

CO2 carbon dioxide

CR compression ratio

CVVL continuously variable valve lift

DCP dual cam phasing

DCT dual-clutch transmission

DI direct injection

DISI direct injection spark ignition

DOC diesel oxidation catalyst

DOHC dual overhead cam

DOT U.S. Department of Transportation

DPF diesel particulate filter

DVVL discrete variable valve lift

E85 85 percent ethanol

EACC electric accessories

ECU engine control unit

EEA Energy and Environmental Analysis, Inc.

EGR exhaust gas recirculation

EPA U.S. Environmental Protection Agency

EU European Union

EVO exhaust valve opening

FAME fatty acid methyl ester

FC fuel consumption

FE fuel economy

FSS full system simulation

FTP Federal Test Procedure

FWD four-wheel drive

GDI gasoline direct injection

GHG greenhouse gas

GM General Motors Company

HC hydrocarbon

HCCI homogeneous-charge compression ignition

HEV hybrid-electric vehicle

HWFET highway fuel economy test schedule (or highway cycle)

I4 inline four-cylinder engine

IC internal combustion

ICP intake-cam phasing

IVC intake-valve closing

LBL low-viscosity lubricants

LDV light-duty vehicle

LEV low-emissions vehicle

LNT lean NOx traps

LP low pressure

LTC low-temperature combustion

LVL low-viscosity lubricant MBT maximum brake torque

MPFI multipoint fuel injection

mpg miles per gallon

MSRP manufacturer’s suggested retail price

NA North American

NESCCAF Northeast States Center for a Clean Air Future

NHTSA National Highway and Traffic Safety Administration

NOx nitrous oxides

NSC NOx storage and reduction catalyst

NRC National Research Council

NVH noise, vibration, and harshness

OBD on-board diagnostics

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Assessment of Fuel Economy Technologies for Light-Duty Vehicles D Select Acronyms AWD all-wheel drive BMEP brake mean effective pressure BOM bill of materials BSFC brake specific fuel consumption CAFE corporate average fuel economy CDPF catalyzed diesel particulate filter CI compression ignition CO2 carbon dioxide CR compression ratio CVVL continuously variable valve lift DCP dual cam phasing DCT dual-clutch transmission DI direct injection DISI direct injection spark ignition DOC diesel oxidation catalyst DOHC dual overhead cam DOT U.S. Department of Transportation DPF diesel particulate filter DVVL discrete variable valve lift E85 85 percent ethanol EACC electric accessories ECU engine control unit EEA Energy and Environmental Analysis, Inc. EGR exhaust gas recirculation EPA U.S. Environmental Protection Agency EU European Union EVO exhaust valve opening FAME fatty acid methyl ester FC fuel consumption FE fuel economy FSS full system simulation FTP Federal Test Procedure FWD four-wheel drive GDI gasoline direct injection GHG greenhouse gas GM General Motors Company HC hydrocarbon HCCI homogeneous-charge compression ignition HEV hybrid-electric vehicle HWFET highway fuel economy test schedule (or highway cycle) I4 inline four-cylinder engine IC internal combustion ICP intake-cam phasing IVC intake-valve closing LBL low-viscosity lubricants LDV light-duty vehicle LEV low-emissions vehicle LNT lean NOx traps LP low pressure LTC low-temperature combustion LVL low-viscosity lubricant MBT maximum brake torque MPFI multipoint fuel injection mpg miles per gallon MSRP manufacturer’s suggested retail price NA North American NESCCAF Northeast States Center for a Clean Air Future NHTSA National Highway and Traffic Safety Administration NOx nitrous oxides NSC NOx storage and reduction catalyst NRC National Research Council NVH noise, vibration, and harshness OBD on-board diagnostics

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Assessment of Fuel Economy Technologies for Light-Duty Vehicles OEM original equipment manufacturer OHV overhead valve PCCI premixed charge compression ignition PDA partial discrete approximation PFI port fuel injection PGM platinum group metal PHEV plug-in hybrid electric vehicle PM particulate matter R&D research and development RPE retail price equivalent RWD rear-wheel drive SAE Society of Automotive Engineers SCR selective catalytic reduction SGDI stoichiometric gasoline direct injection SI spark ignition SOC state of charge SOHC single overhead cam SUV sport utility vehicle UDDS urban dynamometer driving schedule ULEV ultralow-emissions vehicle V6 six cylinder V engine VEL valve event and lift VEM valve-event modulation VGT variable geometry turbochargers VVL variable valve lift