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Environmental Trucking * USA - Is this Possible?
Remington,IN,USA -Schilli Transportation News -April 26, 2010: -- Environmental Trucking is not a term that most people think is reality. The conception is that trucks tremendously pollute our air and are tremendously hurting our planet... While it is true that heavy duty trucks do use a lot more fuel than an automobile, let's look at some facts and then we can see what the trucking industry trends are with respect to protecting our planet... The chart below shows the Top Ten Sources of U.S. GHG Emissions in 2005:
Medium and Heavy trucks represent 5%... The American Trucking Association (ATA) has announced that their new sustainability program has the capability to reduce trucking's carbon footprint by 19% or 900 million tons over the next 10 years... The more fuel efficient and lower sulpher emitting engines, as well as better truck idling practices will make up the majority of
these improvements... In yet another move towards cleaning up the environment and the relationship of trucking, Navistar recently announced their new electric truck that can go 100 miles on a single charge. Once the charge has been spent, it takes 6 hours to recharge, and the batteries can be switched out in 15 minutes with it's "cassette" like construction... (Video from YouTube, by PRPOLA —15 May 2008 — In 2007, the Port of Los Angeles and South Coast Air Quality Management District (SCAQMD) partnered to fund the prototype of the world's most powerful short-range heavy-duty electric truck)Labels: green trucks
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