Performance Evaluation of Alcohol-Gasoline Blends in 1980 Model Automobiles. Phase 1. Ethanol-Gasoline Blends

摘要

The Coordinating Research Council, Inc. conducted tests to determine effects of ethanol-gasoline blends on emissions, fuel economy, and driveability of fourteen 1980 model-year vehicles representing several emission-control technologies. Two types of blends were prepared: in one blend, the effect of ethanol addition on volatility was not counterbalanced; in the other two, it was counterbalanced by volatility adjustment.