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In addition, the reply contains several arguments that speak against the allocation of engine friction losses in the context of automotive lightweighting. In conclusion, the authors cannot follow Kim et al's proposed solution and maintain their recommendation to follow the approach published in their 2010 methodology paper to assess the fuel savings due to automotive lightweighting for internal combustion engine (ICE) vehicles.
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Klaus Rohde-Brandenburger was formerly affiliated with the Volkswagen Group, Germany. He retired in 2012 after 10 years as the Head of Vehicle Performance, Fuel Economy, and Vehicle Weights.
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Rohde-Brandenburger, K., Koffler, C. Reply to Kim et al. (2019): Commentary on “Correction to: On the Calculation of fuel savings through lightweight design in automotive life cycle Assessments” by Koffler and Rohde-Brandenburger (2018). Int J Life Cycle Assess 24, 400–403 (2019). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11367-019-01585-y
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