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<p>Most vehicles used in road transport are powered by internal combustion engines. Depending on the nature of their operation, each vehicle releases a certain amount of emissions into the air. Among other things, emissions include carbon dioxide, which significantly contributes to the greenhouse effect. The quantity of CO2 produced is closely related to fuel consumption. The article presents the results of test drives which were performed on a passenger car meeting emission standard Euro 4. The aim of the study was to verify the impact of the use of cruise control on fuel consumption of the vehicle. The measurement was performed on the basis of test drives carried out on a highway section. The consumption was determined based on the data obtained from a diagnostic device, which was connected to the vehicle via OBD. The test drives were repeated several times in order to get as close as possible to the actual operation of the vehicle.</p>
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Most vehicles used in road transport are powered by internal combustion engines. Depending on the nature of their operation, each vehicle releases a certain amount of emissions into the air. Among other things, emissions include carbon dioxide, which significantly contributes to the greenhouse effect. The quantity of CO2 produced is closely related to fuel consumption. The article presents the results of test drives which were performed on a passenger car meeting emission standard Euro 4. The aim of the study was to verify the impact of the use of cruise control on fuel consumption of the vehicle. The measurement was performed on the basis of test drives carried out on a highway section. The consumption was determined based on the data obtained from a diagnostic device, which was connected to the vehicle via OBD. The test drives were repeated several times in order to get as close as possible to the actual operation of the vehicle.

Influence of Cruise Control Use on Vehicle´s Consumption

Faculty of Operation and Economic of Transport and Communications

LOGI – Scientific Journal on Transport and Logistics

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{"article-title":"Influence of Cruise Control Use on Vehicle´s Consumption"}

Most vehicles used in road transport are powered by internal combustion engines. Depending on the nature of their operation, each vehicle releases a certain...

Influence of Cruise Control Use on Vehicle´s Consumption

Published Online: May 24, 2021

Page range: 13 - 24

Received: Dec 21, 2020

Accepted: May 11, 2021

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/logi-2021-0002

Keywords
Cruise control, fuel consumption, vehicle speed

© 2021 Michal Loman et al., published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 3.0 License.

Influence of Cruise Control Use on Vehicle´s Consumption

Published Online: May 24, 2021

Page range: 13 - 24

Received: Dec 21, 2020

Accepted: May 11, 2021

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/logi-2021-0002

KeywordsCruise control, fuel consumption, vehicle speed

© 2021 Michal Loman et al., published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 3.0 License.

Keywords
Cruise control, fuel consumption, vehicle speed