US2 specific car transport

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The category /transport/car/specific/us contains data on greenhouse gas emissions associated with models of car used in the United States, sourced from www.fueleconomy.gov. Calculations are made on the basis of vehicular fuel consumption data (i.e. volume fuel per distance) together with data on the carbon intensity of fuels (i.e. mass CO2 per volume) sourced from The category /home/energy/quantity:

Emissions = (fuel carbon intensity / fuel consumption) * distance

Users have the option of using established fuel consumption data for their specific vehicle model - with alternatives available for 'city', 'highway' and 'combined' driving - or specifying their own fuel consumption rate.

To use this category, drill down to the required car model using the year, manufacturer, line, transmission, and engineSize drill options. Next, specify a distance using the distance profile item value and specify a type of fuel consumption factor using the drivingType profile item value which can be set to any of the following values:

  • 'city' - specifies fuel consumption based on city driving
  • 'highway' - specifies fuel consumption based on highway driving
  • 'combined' - specifies fuel consumption based on a typical mix of city and highway driving
  • 'own' - specifies fuel consumption based on users own data

If the drivingType profile item value is set to 'own' then users must specify their own fuel consumption factor in the ownFuelConsumption profile item value, whereas 'city', 'highway', or 'combined' result in established fuel consumption data being used. In any case, the chosen vehicle fuel consumption factor is used together with an appropriate fuel carbon intensity value (diesel/petrol, taken from the category /home/energy/quantity) to calculcate the CO2 emissions associated with model-specific car travel over the specified distance. By default the drivingType profile item value is set to 'combined' and therefore if not otherwise set, the returned value represents CO2 emissions for the vehicle and distance specified using established fuel consumption data assuming a mix of both 'city' and 'highway' driving.

 UIDLabel
SN6P8ELCYT6V 2008, ACURA, MDX 4WD, 3.7, Auto(S5)
HILI0EPOFQ3S 2008, ACURA, RDX 4WD, 2.3, Auto(S5)
3UAL8KU56VJ1 2008, ACURA, RL, 3.5, Auto(S5)
BIEBTZQE8A5X 2008, ACURA, TL, 3.2, Auto(S5)
ZG1CN69MNKE1 2008, ACURA, TL, 3.5, Auto(S5)
TI4UGB96QUSC 2008, ACURA, TL, 3.5, Manual(M6)
C0GXQPG9KYWI 2008, ACURA, TSX, 2.4, Auto(S5)
9HB2ZFEOYYU6 2008, ACURA, TSX, 2.4, Manual(M6)
3T5IUFJ0RJQY 2008, ALPINA, BMW ALPINA B7, 4.4, Auto(S6)
NZQHS60WY0OB 2008, ASTON MARTIN, DB9 COUPE, 5.9, Auto(S6)
5ZHKIJNW6GNE 2008, ASTON MARTIN, DB9 COUPE, 5.9, Manual(M6)
HQLEQ23WP5MS 2008, ASTON MARTIN, DB9 VOLANTE, 5.9, Auto(S6)
EQ5KM0NR7RHG 2008, ASTON MARTIN, DB9 VOLANTE, 5.9, Manual(M6)
Q5OI632QXODW 2008, ASTON MARTIN, V8 VANTAGE, 4.3, Auto(S6)
LFRZQDWHP5GU 2008, ASTON MARTIN, V8 VANTAGE, 4.3, Manual(M6)
Y9PUWCB7IGE4 2008, AUDI, A3 QUATTRO, 3.2, Auto(S6)
3JHN5O3VY7V4 2008, AUDI, A3, 2, Auto(S6)
LBP93H8F56RN 2008, AUDI, A3, 2, Manual(M6)
6WKYWZ6F3XVH 2008, AUDI, A4 AVANT QUATTRO, 2, Auto(S6)
RC4MK90FQ0XX 2008, AUDI, A4 AVANT QUATTRO, 2, Manual(M6)
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Name: US2_specific_car_transport
Full path: /transport/car/specific/us2
Parent Category: Specific car transport
Provenance: www.fueleconomy.gov
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