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Data And Methodology: Table2:Datacoverageformaintechnicalcharacteristics,2008 Nonͳ Oecd Oecd Global

This document discusses factors that affect vehicle fuel economy and CO2 emissions. It analyzes powertrain characteristics like engine size, transmission type, and fuel type. It also examines vehicle size and weight. The document describes the data and methodology used to estimate fuel economy and characteristics for vehicles registered in 2005 and 2008 across different countries. The data is grouped by vehicle segment based on size. The analysis aims to understand how vehicle characteristics influence fuel economy while accounting for size variations.

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Data And Methodology: Table2:Datacoverageformaintechnicalcharacteristics,2008 Nonͳ Oecd Oecd Global

This document discusses factors that affect vehicle fuel economy and CO2 emissions. It analyzes powertrain characteristics like engine size, transmission type, and fuel type. It also examines vehicle size and weight. The document describes the data and methodology used to estimate fuel economy and characteristics for vehicles registered in 2005 and 2008 across different countries. The data is grouped by vehicle segment based on size. The analysis aims to understand how vehicle characteristics influence fuel economy while accounting for size variations.

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countries(althoughwithawiderangeofscalesandunitsandlittleharmonisationinapproachesacrosscountries),

andseveralcountriesnowbasetheirvehicletaxsystemstakingintoaccountCO2emissionsorfueleconomy.

TechnicalparametersthataffectfueleconomyandCO2emissionsatthevehiclelevelarealsonumerous;technical
characteristicsaffectingfueleconomythatareanalysedinthispaperinclude:

Powertraincharacteristics:
o Enginedisplacement
o Transmissiontype
o Fueltype
o Engineaspirationtype
o EnginePower(e.g.kW)
Vehiclesize
Vehicleweight

Other factors that have an impact on fuel economy such as aerodynamics, Heating, Ventilation and Air
Conditioning(HVAC)systems,tiresorlightingarenotincludedinthisanalysis.

As described below, our database for 2008 has good coverage for technical details for most vehicles in most
countries;thisislesstruefor2005,inparticular,withverylittleinformationonenginetypesandcharacteristicsfor
thatyear.

Data and methodology


Theprincipalaimofthisreportistoestimatethevehicleandfueleconomycharacteristicsforrecently(2005and
2008)registeredvehiclesincountrieswithavailabledata.Thedatabaseconstructedreflectsthispurposebutalso
includesarangeofothervariablesthatmayhelpexplainfueleconomydifferences.Italsoincludesadditionalyears
ofdataforsomevariables,soinsomecasestheevolutionofcharacteristicsoverthepast15yearsispresented,
though this has not been possible to do for fuel economy. The analysis of fuel economy starts for vehicles
registeredin2005.ThisisconsideredthebaseyearfortheGFEI.

Thedataincludesnewvehicleregistrationsbymake(manufacturer),modelandsubmodelconfiguration(engine
type,fueltype,transmissiontype,etc).Itcontainsothertechnicalinformationforeachvehiclerecord,andthetotal
numberofregistrationsforeach.TheIEAhasaugmentedthedatabasewithfueleconomytestdatafor2005and
2008aswellaswithdataonemptyweightfor2008,usingthedatasourcesdetailedbelowandinAnnexI.Finally,
theIEAallocatedallvehiclestoasize(segment)categorybasedontheclassificationsystemdescribedbelow.The
data base does not have all variables covered for all records; for the main vehicles characteristics, the data
coverageislistedinTable2,byregion,for2008.

Table2:datacoverageformaintechnicalcharacteristics,2008
Non
OECD OECD Global
Weight 50% 57% 55%
Enginedisplacement 73% 100% 90%
Power 58% 100% 84%
Vehiclesize(segment) 100% 100% 100%
Traction(2/4wheeldrive) 74% 100% 91%
Transmissiontype 62% 99% 85%




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Startingwiththerawdata,thefirsttaskconsistedofsplittingvehiclesizesintoclasses,inordertotakeaverages
and compare vehicle market segments. Comparing fuel economy by segment helps to reduce the effect of
variationsinvehiclesizeandweightandtounderstandhowotherfactorsmayinfluencefueleconomy,suchasthe
presenceofefficiencytechnologies.

Table3showsthesegmentsavailableinthedatabaseandsometypicalvehiclesthatcharacterisetherespective
segments.Segmentsarethenfurtheraggregatedforanevensimplerviewofthemarket.

Table3:Segmentationoftheavailablecartypeandsizeonthemarket
Simplified
Typicalvehicle IEAsegment
segmentation
Smartfortwo
A
Fiat500
Small
OpelCorsa
B
RenaultClio
ToyotaCorolla
C Medium
VWGolf
HondaAccord
D
MercedesCClass
BMW7series
E Large
FordFusion(USmodel)
PorscheCarrera
F
BentleyArnage
WulingZhiguang
Microtruck Small
Maruti/SuzukiWagonR
RenaultKangoo
Compacttruck
RenaultModus
Medium
ToyotaRav4
MediumTruck
SuzukiGranVitara
AudiQ7
LargeTruck Large
ChevroletSilverado

In the database, light trucks are further disaggregated into vans (multipurpose vehicles or MPVs), sport utility
vehicles(SUVs)andpickupsforeachmicro/compact/medium/largesizecategory.


BOX:Definitionsandelementsoflanguage


Lge
Litres in gasoline equivalent terms; this energy unit is used for different fuels such as gasoline and diesel on an
energyequivalentbasis.Unlessotherwisespecified,allfueleconomyfiguresareexpressedinLge/100km.

FueleconomyversusFuelefficiencyversusFuelintensityversusFuelconsumptionversusTechnicalefficiency
Throughoutthisreport,fueleconomyisexpressedinLge/100kmandinsomeplacesasgCO2/km;improvingfuel
economy means that Lge/100km and gCO2/km go down; the fuel efficiency is better; and fuel intensity is lower.
FuelconsumptioncanalsobeusedtomeanfueleconomyinLge/100km.Weuseallthesetermsbuttrytomainly
usefueleconomy.Incontrast,technicalefficiencycanusedifferentunits,suchasenergyperunittonnekm.A
larger,heaviervehiclewouldbemoretechnically efficientthanasmallerlighteroneifitusesusinglessfuelper
tonnekmoftravel.Thusitwouldbelessfuelefficientbutmoretechnicallyefficientonthatbasis.


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