Real-world traffic demo reveals energy savings
October 31, 2023
October 31, 2023
OAK RIDGE, Tennessee, Oct. 31 -- The U.S. Department of Energy's Oak Ridge National Laboratory issued the following news release:
Oak Ridge National Laboratory researchers determined that a connected and automated vehicle, or CAV, traveling on a multilane highway with integrated traffic light timing control can maximize energy efficiency and achieve up to 27% savings.
In a demonstration, a plug-in hybrid passenger vehicle in electric mode was driven down a busy corridor . . .
Oak Ridge National Laboratory researchers determined that a connected and automated vehicle, or CAV, traveling on a multilane highway with integrated traffic light timing control can maximize energy efficiency and achieve up to 27% savings.
In a demonstration, a plug-in hybrid passenger vehicle in electric mode was driven down a busy corridor . . .