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STUDY * USA - EnviroTruck devices could cut fuel consumption in half by 2017
Toronto,ONT,CAN -Truck News -8 Jan 2009: -- A joint US study has found that fuel consumption on new tractor-trailers could be lowered by as much as 50% by 2017 with the introduction of all devices contained in the Canadian Trucking Alliances’ enviroTruck... The comprehensive modelling study, conducted by major US public and private sector policy and research organizations (Northeast States Center for a Clean Air Future, International Council on Clean Transportation, Southwest Research Institute and TIAX, LLC), also found that in the shorter term, fuel consumption for new tractor-trailers could be lowered by 20% in 2012 using all environTruck devices, which include speed limiters, fuel efficient tires, aerodynamic devices and increased use of longer combination vehicles (LCVs). Beyond enviroTruck technologies, the report also examined advanced technologies such as hybrid electric drives... The core of the analysis, performed by the Southwest Research Institute, consisted of a series of modified simulations to predict the fuel saved by incorporating various technology and operational measure combinations in 2007 truck technology...
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