This is the DOT/EPA document outlining *how* Road Load measurements using coastdown techniques (implementation of SAE Standard J2263) are to be performed:
http://avt.inel.gov/pdf/hev/htp001r2.pdf
It provides insight into *how* similar testing
should be performed by individual car owners.
Of particular interest might be these:
• page 2, Item 4.6 - coastdown must include 65-to-10 mph, but 75-to-5 mph is preferred; vehicle must begin at 5 mph higher than coastdown value.
• page 7, Item 7.2 - data is reduced to 55-to-45 mph coastdown on chassis dyno.
• page 9, 'Vehicle Frontal Area Estimation': A = (0.8)(H.inches)(W.inches)/144