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Study * USA - Class 8 Truck Fuel Consumption Could Be Reduced by up to 50% by 2017
Using Existing and Emerging Technologies; Current Payback Requirements Could Forestall Implementation
Washington,DC,USA - Green Car Congress -20 November 2009: -- A new study released today by the Northeast States Center for a Clean Air Future (NESCCAF) and the International Council on Clean Transportation (ICCT) found that fuel consumption of Class 8 trucks and the resultant greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions can be reduced up to 50% with the adoption of current and developing technologies and new operational measures by 2017... However, the study also concluded that given the current short payback period for investment demanded by the trucking industry, a number of the technologies that could enable such savings would not be adopted, absent regulation or a longer payback period... A total of 32 technologies and operational measures were identified and considered for inclusion. The technologies examined fell into five primary categories:
1. off-the-shelf aerodynamic improvement technologies;
2. off-the-shelf drivetrain technologies;
3. emerging drivetrain technologies;
4. emerging aerodynamic improvement technologies; and
5. operational measures.
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