Vol. 18 No. 3 (2019): Revista UIS Ingenierías
Articles

Energy efficiency strategies for light duty vehicles in Colombia

Juan Castillo
Universidad Tecnológica de Pereira
Álvaro Restrepo
Universidad Tecnológica de Pereira
Juan Tibaquirá
Universidad Tecnológica de Pereira
Luis Quirama
Universidad Tecnológica de Pereira

Published 2019-05-03

Keywords

  • efficiency,
  • methodology,
  • energetics,
  • performance,
  • consumption

How to Cite

Castillo, J., Restrepo, Álvaro, Tibaquirá, J., & Quirama, L. (2019). Energy efficiency strategies for light duty vehicles in Colombia. Revista UIS Ingenierías, 18(3), 129–140. https://doi.org/10.18273/revuin.v18n3-2019013

Abstract

In Colombia, road transportation consumes 44% of the overall energy available. This sector is considered a great consumer of oil-based-fuels and the least efficient productive sector. It was identified that technological and operational strategies like eco-driving enhance the performance of vehicles. A set of methodologies were implemented based on the measurement of energy consumption and emissions of vehicles, from which theoretical and experimental models have been performed. Besides, the evaluation of eco-driving as an energy efficiency strategy for Light Duty Vehicles in Colombia was carried out by conducting tests in a chassis dynamometer, based on the procedures described by the CFR 40 of the United States of America and COPANT. In addition, fuel consumption of a Light Duty Vehicle was measured and it was possible to identify the potential of eco driving as it was achieved an increase up to 20% in the energy performance of the vehicle.

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