Vehicle acronyms and abbreviations
From WOI Encyclopedia Italia
- A4: 4-speed automatic transmission
- A5: 5-speed automatic transmission
- A6: 6-speed automatic transmission
- CAB 1493: California Assembly Bill 1493
- A/C: Air conditioning
- AdvHEV: Advanced hybrid
- ARB and CARB: California Air Resources Board
- AMT: Automated Manual Transmission
- CCP: Coupled cam phasing
- CH4: Methane
- CNG: Compressed natural gas
- CO2: Carbon dioxide
- CVVL: Continuous variable valve lift
- CVT: Continuously variable transmission
- DCP: Dual cam phasing
- DeAct: Cylinder deactivation
- dHCCI: Diesel homogeneous charge compression ignition
- DMV: California Department of Motor Vehicles
- DOHC: Dual overhead cam
- DVVL: Discrete variable valve lift
- DVVLd: Discrete variable valve lift, includes dual cam phasing
- DVVLi: Discrete variable valve lift, includes intake valve cam phasing
- eACC: Improved electric accessories
- EAT: Electronically assisted turbocharging
- EGR: Exhaust gas recirculation
- ehCVA: Electrohydraulic camless valve actuation
- emCVA: Electromagnetic camless valve actuation
- EHPS: Electrohydraulic power steering
- EPS: Electric power steering
- EMFAC: ARB Emission Factors model (EMFAC2002 v.2.2 April 23, 2003)
- EWP: Electric water pump
- FDC: Fixed displacement compressor
- FWD: Front-wheel drive
- FTP: Federal Test Procedure.
- g/mi: grams per mile.
- GDI-S: Stoichiometric gasoline direct injection
- GDI-L: Lean-burn gasoline direct injection
- gHCCI: Gasoline homogeneous charge compression ignition
- GHG: Greenhouse gas.
- GVW: Gross vehicle weight.
- GVWR: Gross vehicle weight rating
- GWP: Global warming potential
- HC: Hydrocarbons
- HEV: Hybrid-electric vehicle
- HFC: Hydrofluorocarbon
- hp: Horsepower
- HSDI: High-speed (diesel) direct injection
- ICP: Intake cam phaser
- ImpAlt: Improved efficiency alternator
- ISG: Integrated starter-generator system
- ISG-SS: Integrated starter-generator system with start-stop operation
- L4: In-line four-cylinder
- LDT: Light duty truck.
- “LDT1”: a light-duty truck with a loaded vehicle weight of 0-3750 pounds.
- “LDT2”: a “LEV II” light-duty truck with a loaded vehicle weight of 3751 pounds to a gross vehicle weight of 8500 pounds.
- LEV: Low emission vehicle.
- LVW: Loaded vehicle weight.
- MAC: Mobile Air Conditioning
- MDPV: Medium-duty passenger vehicle.
- MDV: Medium-duty vehicle.
- mg/mi: Milligrams per mile.
- ModHEV: Moderate hybrid
- NMOG: Non-methane organic gas
- N2O: Nitrous oxide
- NOx: Oxides of nitrogen
- PC: passenger car.
- R-134a: Refrigerant 134a, tetrafluoroethane (C2H2F4)
- R-152a: Refrigerant 152a, difluoroethane (C2H4F2)
- RPE: Retail price equivalent
- SULEV: Super ultra low emission vehicle.
- SUV: Sports Utility vehicle.
- TRR: Tire rolling resistance
- Turbo: Turbocharging
- ULEV: Ultra low emission vehicle.
- V6: Vee-formation six-cylinder
- V8: Vee-formation eight-cylinder
- VDC: Variable displacement compressor
- ZEV: Zero-emission vehicle.
- 4WD: Four-wheel-drive
- 42V ISG: 42-volt integrated starter-generator system
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