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UDDS stands for Urban Dynamometer Driving Schedule, [1] and refers to a United States Environmental Protection Agency mandated dynamometer test on fuel economy that represents city driving conditions which is used for light duty vehicle testing. [2]

It is also known as U.S. FTP-72 (Federal Test Procedure) cycle, LA-4 cycle, in Sweden as A10 or CVS (Constant Volume Sampler) cycle and in Australia as the ADR 27 (Australian Design Rules) cycle. [3]

Though it was originally created as a reference point for fossil fueled vehicles, it is also used to give estimates on how many miles an electric vehicle will travel on a single charge. [4]

See also

References

  1. ^ "EPA Urban Dynamometer Driving Schedule (UDDS)". 2015-12-22.
  2. ^ United States Environmental Protection Agency#Fuel economy
  3. ^ "Emission Test Cycles: FTP-72 (UDDS)".
  4. ^ "Fuel Economy Testing and Data | Fuel Economy | US EPA".