Advanced Automotive Technology: Visions of a Super-Efficient Family Car

TABLE 3-4: Manufacturer’s Projection of Potential Improvements in Light-Truck CD

Vehicle type Potential best Current average

Pickup 2WD 0.38-0.40 0.47

Pickup 4WD 0.41-0.43 0.50

van 2WD 0.30-0.31 0.39

Utility 2WD 0.35-0.36 0.43

Utility 4WD 0.38-0.40 0.46

SOURCE: Energy and Environmental Analysis, Inc.,“Automotive Technologies To

Improve Fuel Economy to 2015,” prepared for the Office of Technology Assessment,

June 1995.