NET POWER STANDARD
July 1st, 2004
BY KEITH NUTHALLUNIFORM global rules on the market approval of internal combustion engines in non-road mobile machinery have been approved regarding the measurement of the net power. The standard - agreed by the United Nations' World Forum for Harmonisation of Vehicle Regulations - is expected to encourage manufacturers to use net rather than gross power as a yardstick. The forum's voluntary rules are often written into compulsory national and international laws, such as EU regulations. The net power standard tells manufacturers and regulators how they should ...
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