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Dec 6, 2016

THE EPA BREAKS THE LAW * USA: To rush out new fuel mileage mandates

* DC - The EPA’s Auto Outsourcing Act


--- One reason auto makers are shifting production to Mexico is expensive U.S. fuel-efficiency mandates, which were supposed to be up for review next year. With its pedal to the metal, the EPA is now seeking to finalize the regulations before a Trump Administration can put on the brakes. The standards in effect mandate that auto makers mass produce electric cars regardless of consumer demand. U.S. manufacturers that profit mainly from trucks will get hit hardest by the mandate: The more gas-guzzlers they sell, the more electric cars they have to produce. Trucks and SUVs have been flying off lots due to low gas prices, and last year light-duty trucks made up about 60% of domestic auto makers’ sales. A Trump Administration could withdraw the regulations and restart the rule-making process, but the EPA has gummed up the works and put auto makers in a tailspin... 
 (PHOTO: GETTY IMAGES/ISTOCKPHOTO - Car production line with unfinished cars in a row) -- Washington, DC, USA - The WSJ - Dec. 2, 2016

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Apr 6, 2016

FUEL EFFICIENCY RULES * USA: For trailers and glider kits

* DC - EPA not backing off GHG rules for trailers, glider kits

-- Another indication that the federal government may indeed regulate truck trailers— and tractor glider kits, too— under the Phase 2 GHG (greenhouse gas)/MPG mandate came in the form of a “Notice of Data Availability” on the proposed rule jointly issued by the Department of Transportation and the Environmental Protection Agency... The updated information touches on a range of elements of the proposal, including the “applicability of emission standards and certification responsibilities for trailers, glider vehicles, and glider kits” ... In a separate development, EPA has produced a “draft memorandum” that affirms its authority to regulate manufacturers of trailers and of glider kits concerning GHG emission limits, according to a recent Transport Topics news story... The new standards would regulate trailers for the first time and would make glider kits be subject to GHG limits. As proposed, the rule would require, starting in 2018, that engines used in glider kits meet the same standards as new vehicles...
 (Photo: Utility Trailer Manufacturing)   --  Washington, DC, USA - TruckingInfo, by David Cullen - March 24, 2016

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Mar 10, 2016

FUEL EFFICIENCY * USA: Proposal for trucks

* DC - U.S. regulators seek more input on truck fuel efficiency rules

-- U.S. regulators said on Thursday they are reopening a proposal to boost fuel efficiency of medium and heavy duty trucks through 2027, asking for additional public comments on the planned toughening... The decision by the U.S. National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) and Environmental Protection Agency to consider additional public comments through April 1 comes amid a sharp slump in U.S. large truck sales that has sparked thousands of layoffs... In June, the Obama administration said its proposed 2021-2027 medium/heavy duty truck rules would cut carbon dioxide emissions by approximately 1 billion metric tons, reduce fuel costs by about $170 billion, and lessen oil consumption by up to 1.8 billion barrels over the lifetime of the vehicles... The standards for vehicle and engine performance apply to semi-trucks, large pickup trucks and vans, buses and work trucks... A slump in U.S. commercial truck sales has accelerated... 
(Photo: A freight truck waits at a fuel stop during a winter storm near Trenton, New Jersey, January 23, 2016)   --  Washington, DC, USA - Reuters, by David Shepardson and Bernadette Baum, Jeffrey Benkoe - March 3, 2016

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Jul 2, 2015

FUEL EFFICIENCY STANDARDS * USA: 'You can’t haul 80,000 pounds with a Prius'

* Ohio - Truckers skeptical of proposed fuel efficiency standards

-- New rules on fuel efficiency for truckers proposed by the Obama administration could have a significant impact in the state... Tom Balzer, president of the Ohio Trucking Association, would not say he or his members were opposed to the rule, but said skeptical is a better word... Two challenges could arise with new technology: Potential maintenance problems and increased vehicle cost. Blazer said trucks could have maintenance problems because the new technologies have not been properly vetted... The National Automobile Dealers Association and American Truck Dealers criticized the rule as well. The groups released a statement saying they were supportive of fuel economy improvements, but recent history has shown mandates with underestimated compliance costs result in substantially higher prices for commercial vehicles... Both sides agree on one thing, however: Consumers will ultimately pay for any increase in costs... 
(Photo: The Obama administration wants to enforce tighter standards on fuel efficiency for trucks)    --   Columbus, OH, USA - The Columbus Business First, by Nick Ramsey - Jun 26, 2015

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Jun 6, 2015

FUEL EFFICIENCY OF TRUCKS WORLDWIDE * USA: Comparison using computer simulations to certify it

* DC - The fuel efficiency of trucks

... This line of work that compares HDV fleets and regulations across regions, this time we present some research comparing the US and the EU approaches on the rather specific topic of whole-vehicle simulation of heavy-duty vehicle efficiency. We recently released a white paper that explores the differences between the software tools used to simulate heavy-duty vehicle CO2 emissions and fuel consumption in the EU (VECTO 2.0.3, in beta and not yet publicly distributed) and the US (GEM 2.0, already use as part of US Phase 1 regulations). These tools are developed by regulators for the certification of the CO2 emissions/fuel efficiency of trucks. We view this white paper as an opportunity to start a dialogue within the regulatory and scientific community about the role of simulation in HDV regulations, and to identify opportunities for alignment and harmonization across different regions. Mind you, this is not always an apples-to-apples comparison, but we found that both simulation models performed as they were intended, and that they provide comparable results provided that the relevant input parameters are aligned (Figure 1)... The simulation tools used in regulatory environments are simpler than the proprietary tools that OEMs have been using for development, but they are being further developed (sometimes in collaboration with OEMs) to include more technologies with fuel-saving potential (e.g., advanced transmissions or intelligent management of auxiliaries). Our colleagues at EPA (who are working on a new version of GEM as we write this) and the European Commission's Joint Research Centre know very well about this. The final equilibrium point between simplicity and comprehensiveness is still uncertain: regulators favor transparency and simplicity (because they want to make sure they control the operation of their tools), but OEMs require more sophisticated models to be able to demonstrate the benefits of advanced control systems and powertrain configurations (for example hybrid vehicles, which are not fully covered by simple models such as GEM or VECTO)... Also, China, the EU and the US are developing their own tools even though a global, harmonized tool for HDV efficiency simulations would highly desirable, because it would improve the quality and comparability of data and reduce costs for both regulators and manufacturers. All in all, the hurdles to harmonization are less technical than they are political and administrative—intellectual property rights, data ownership and confidentiality issues. A stepping stone to a full globally harmonized tool would be for countries to align their tools around a set of mutually agreed upon best practices... 
Washington, DC, USA - The ICCT, by Vicente Franco - 4 June 2015

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May 27, 2015

TRUCKERS' DRIVING = FUEL EFFICIENCY * USA: ... "Take it easy"

* Illinois - Truckers' secret to fuel efficiency ... 
-- Mario Enriquez says there's no real trick to getting great fuel mileage in a big truck... "Just take it easy," says the 61-year-old native of El Paso, who's driven an 18-wheeler for 11 years. "I don't gun the engine, I just gradually give it the gas" ... Enriquez averaged 9.74 miles per gallon from February to April in an International ProStar made by Navistar International Corp. For that, his employer, Mesilla Valley Transportation (MVT)... The mileage performance Enriquez and truckers like him can achieve with current trucks is significant because it could influence how far the U.S.A. government pushes heavy truck makers to boost the average fuel economy of future Class 8 trucks - the over-the-road haulers like the ones MVT operates... Brad Pinchuk, President at Hirschbach Motor Lines, has hired driver coaches to help improve driver efficiency. PeopleNet software in the trucks flags drivers for excessive repeated braking, which can indicate risky driving and also wastes fuel... Mesilla Valley Transportation CEO Royal Jones says many of his drivers average over 10 miles per gallon - though his fleet average is around 9 miles because short-haul drivers burn more fuel, since a truck can burn a gallon of diesel launching from a stop... MVT drivers have their top speed capped at 62 miles per hour using software, but any driver who gets over 8 miles per gallon is allowed to go up to 65 miles per hour... "If you're getting 10 miles per gallon, you're way ahead of the curve," Jones said. "But it is doable" ...  
 (Photo: Mesilla Valley Transportation Adopts ATDynamics' TrailerTail)  --  East Dubuque, ILL, USA - Reuters, by Nick Carey & Nick Zieminski - May 25, 2015

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Jul 24, 2013

* Canada - Innovations cut big-truck fuel thirst

* British Columbia - Goals have been set to achieve 23.5 litres per 100 km.

(Photo by David Gaylor , Getty Images/iStockphoto - Our columnist writes trucks will soon meet the goal of consuming just 23.5 litres of fuel per 100 km travelled) 
Vancouver,BC,CAN -The Province, by J. G. Stirling -July 23, 2013: ... Nowadays, energy is the favoured buzzword. We are all supposed to be on the hunt for new and innovative ways to save, conserve, and reuse energy. No more wasting... Big rigs of today average about 39 litres per 100 km, or for some old-timers still on that other scale, 6 mpg. That’s not good enough in this day and age of energy conservation... Goals have been set to achieve 23.5 litres per 100 km. It may sound like a fantasy, but I for one do believe it will become reality, and in very short order no less... Fifteen trucking industry manufacturers have started to experiment with everything from engines to vehicle power demands, including idle reducing technology and use of new and lighter materials, such as carbon fibre and special higherstrength steel... A couple of well-known engine builders are developing workable systems that focus on recapturing the heat from the truck’s exhaust system and transforming it into reusable mechanical power... Piston sizes will become smaller, low friction pumps added, and the goal of a lower carbon footprint from each truck is starting to be realized... Just such a heat recovery system could increase one truck’s fuel economy by five per cent. That may seem a small number, but it is a very large advanced step on the energy trail... The transmissions are part of the equation too, as more and more automatics are being installed. This simple additional change has made it possible to lower the rig’s cruising speed down to approximately 1,200 rpm, and over the length of one rig’s trip, that represents major fuel conservation... The trucks and trailers are already becoming even more streamlined, to cut air resistance...

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Feb 14, 2013

FUEL EFFICIENCY * USA

* Michigan - Gallons per mile better? Experts urge making mpg math less fuzzy

Detroit,MICH,USA -The Detroit News, by Karl Henkel -February 13, 2013: -- Drivers of some cars are learning that gas-mileage estimates on window stickers overpromise what they really get on the highway. That's reigniting a debate on how to calculate fuel economy... The auto industry is under a more watchful eye... Some suggest it's time to rethink mileage testing for all vehicles, as automakers prepare to meet the 54.5 miles-per-gallon Corporate Average Fuel Economy fleet standard by 2025... Drivers of a vehicle averaging 54.5 miles per gallon by CAFE standards won't get anywhere close to that mark. They probably won't even squeeze 43.6 mpg — the EPA window-sticker figure that is equivalent to the CAFE calculations... Real-world drivers are far more likely to get about 35 miles per gallon, more than a 30 percent reduction from the original CAFE number, according to analyst estimates, because real-world driving conditions are a far cry from laboratory tests...

But even with testing changes, all vehicles' fuel-efficiency ratings will still be misleading, said Richard Larrick, professor of management at Duke University's Fuqua School of Business... Larrick and his colleague, Jack Soll, say gallons per mile — GPM — is a more consumer-oriented way of measuring fuel efficiency... Their study found in 2008 that most drivers thought going from 34 to 50 mpg saved more gas over 10,000 miles than an improvement from 18 to 28 mpg. In fact, the latter saves 198 gallons over that span, compared to 94 gallons... Fuel efficiency in Europe is measured in GPM — actually, liters per 100 miles. But that yardstick is unlikely to be adopted in the U.S... 

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Mar 14, 2012

TRUCKS EFFICIENCY * USA

* DC - EPA Issues 2011 Fuel Economy Trends Report/Fuel economy edges to record high as carbon pollution levels drop to new low


Washington,DC,USA -EPA, BY Cathy Milbourn -8 March 2012: -- The average fuel efficiency for new cars and light duty trucks has increased while the average carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions continue to decrease for the seventh consecutive year, according to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s annual report, “Light-Duty Automotive Technology, Carbon Dioxide Emissions, and Fuel Economy Trends: 1975 Through 2011” ... For 2010, the last year for which EPA has final data from automakers, the average real world CO2 emissions from new vehicles were 394 grams per mile and the average fuel economy value was 22.6 miles per gallon (mpg). EPA projects an improvement in 2011, based on pre-model year sales estimates provided to EPA by automakers, to 391 grams of CO2 per mile and 22.8 mpg...

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Oct 26, 2010

FUEL EFFICIENCY * USA - Plans commercial fuel-efficiency measures

Washington,DC,USA -The Financial Times, by Bernard Simon (Toronto/Canada) -October 25, 2010: --   The US administration has proposed its first fuel-efficiency standards for commercial trucks, buses and other heavy vehicles...   Ray LaHood, transport secretary, said the measures “will reduce our reliance on oil, strengthen our energy security and mitigate climate change”...   He estimates the measures would save 500m barrels of oil over the lives of vehicles built during the first five years of the programme, starting in 2014. Off-road vehicles would be exempt...   Only 4 per cent of vehicles would be covered by the standards, but they consume 20 per cent of the fuel. The standards fall into three categories. Combination tractors would have to cut carbon dioxide emissions and fuel consumption by up to 20 per cent by 2018. A 10-15 per cent cut would be demanded for heavy-duty pickups and vans, while vehicles such as fire engines would have to cut emissions and fuel use by up to 10 per cent...   The administration also sees opportunities for domestic suppliers of a range of fuel-efficiency technology, including limiting vehicles’ idling time...   The new standards are likely to push up vehicle costs but a senior EPA official said that they “will pay back very quickly with small investments”...


* USA - Trucks of the future will be more efficient, but costlier


Washington,DC,USA -Land Line Magazine, by David Tanner -October 25, 2010: -- By 2018, new long-haul trucks would achieve 20 percent better fuel mileage than trucks manufactured in 2014, if a notice of proposed rulemaking aimed at reducing fuel consumption and harmful emissions makes it through the regulatory process...   Transportation Secretary, Ray LaHood, and Environmental Protection Agency Administrator, Lisa Jackson, said the proposed new standards can be achieved using technologies that exist today such as engine refinements, aerodynamics and idle reduction...   OOIDA leadership is reviewing the 673-page proposal, saying that while the intentions for efficiency are good, there are details that long-haulers may have a tough time swallowing, including a call for mandatory speed limiters. Truckers are also worried about ever-increasing costs of compliant vehicles...   The proposal calls for improvements in three categories of trucks at the manufacturing level. These include combination tractors; heavy duty pickups and vans; and vocational vehicles...   Combination tractors would have to achieve 20 percent better fuel economy and 20 percent reduced emissions by 2018. Pickups and vans must improve efficiency by 15 percent while vocational vehicles must improve fuel economy by 10 percent...   A senior NHTSA official told Land Line Magazine that truckers purchasing compliant equipment will more than recoup their investment over the life of the vehicle...   “They’re going to see paybacks very quickly with small investments,” he said. “We see a $74,000 payback on tractor trailers with an investment of about $5,900”...    (Photo from newscientis: The Daimler Innovation Truck is built on an aluminium chassis.  Rear-wheel fairings smooth the airflow around the wheels, and under-body panels do the same job under the chassis. A roof deflector directs air over the trailer, and an air splitter has been incorporated into the front bumper to pass air around the truck. Mirrors have been replaced with side-view cameras to further reduce drag)

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Oct 13, 2010

Fuel efficiency - UK - New cars, improved efficiency significantly over the past year

London,UK -Fleet Europe (Belgium), by Tim Harrup -13 Oct 2010: -- According to a study carried out by DrivenData, fuel efficiency from new cars sold in the UK has improved significantly over the past year. The improvements made over the past four years are even more significant. Average fuel consumption (manufacturers’ figures) in 2006 was 37.9 mpg (7.5 litres/100 km), moving up to 41.9 mpg (6.8 litres/100 km) by October 2009, and now a year later to 45.1 mpg (6.3 litres/100 km), an improvement of 19% over 4 years, and just over 7.5% in the last year...

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Jun 3, 2010

A National Policy * USA - To raise fuel efficiency and cleaner emissions standards for heavy trucks

Daimler Truck engineers in Portland seek edge with clean emission rules

Portland,ORE,USA -The Oregonian, by Jeff Manning -May 21, 2010: -- When President Barack Obama, on Friday directed the government to develop a national policy to raise fuel efficiency and cleaner emissions standards for heavy trucks, it was music to the ears of Martin Daum, president and CEO of Daimler Trucks North America... Daum, who was standing behind Obama at the Rose Garden signing ceremony, has about 800 Daimler engineers in Portland working virtually full-time to come up with a greener big rig. Daimler Trucks and its Freightliner division are based on Swan Island in North Portland... Daum said the trick will be to make cleaner, more efficient trucks that are still affordable to customers working on razor-thin profit margins... The faltering economy has already taken a toll on the truck makers. Daimler North America's sales in 2009 exceeded $9 billion, well short of the $15 billion in a normal year, Daum said... Also on Friday, Obama ordered the Environmental Protection Agency and the Department of Transportation to develop tougher standards for cars and light trucks starting in 2017... (Photo from The Associated Press - President Barack Obama signs a memorandum outlining the next steps for cleaner and more efficient vehicles Friday in the Rose Garden. Martin Daum, Daimler Trucks North America chief executive officer, is at far right.)


* US formally announces pursuit of truck fuel economy standards

Washington,DC,USA -Truck News (CAN) -21 May 2010: -- As expected, the US government has said it will soon mandate fuel economy standards for medium- and heavy-duty trucks. And as expected, Canada's Environment Minister, Jim Prentice, has announced Canada will follow suit... US President, Barack Obama, announced the impending fuel economy standards this morning, although specific targets were not unveiled... Soon after, Prentice told media in B.C. that Canada would be consulting with the trucking industry to draft its own proposal. The Canadian trucking industry has voiced concern that Canada would simply copy the US standards, without considering Canada's unique operating requirements. Prentice told media he would be pursuing a harmonized approach, but would consult first with industry... Meanwhile, truck makers Mack and Volvo commended the president's proposal and said they were eager to meet the new targets... Denny Slagle, president and CEO of Mack and Volvo Trucks, also commended Obama for emphasizing that the new fuel economy standards should not interfere with the commercial needs of the trucking industry... (Photo from grist.org)


* ATA Backs Obama on Truck Fuel Economy, Emission Standards. Trucking group joins environmentalists, manufacturers supporting directive

Arlington,VA,USA -The Journal of Commerce Online, by William B. Cassidy -May 21, 2010: -- The American Trucking Associations supports President Obama’s call for the first national fuel-economy standards for medium- and heavy-duty trucks... A presidential order also hailed by environmentalists effectively endorses recommendations ATA made in 2008 to reduce carbon emissions, the association said... Hodges, who chairs ATA’s Sustainability Task Force, said EPA Administrator Lisa Jackson “acknowledged that the trucking industry has made huge advances in reducing emissions of particulate matter, nitrogen oxides and sulfur oxides from trucks.”... Many of the technologies deployed over the years to reduce NOx and particulates emissions reduced heavy-duty diesel fuel economy, and even led to a slight increase in carbon dioxide output, he said. “Now we have an opportunity to fix that”...

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May 10, 2009

FUEL EFFICIENCY * USA - Study Shows Little Progress Made Since 1920s

According to a University of Michigan study, the fuel efficiency of on-road vehicles has only improved 3 miles per gallon in the last 86 years

Michigan,USA -Automobile, by Andrew Peterson -May 7 2009: -- ... Researchers at the U of M Transportation Research Institute say that the overall fuel efficiency for vehicles in the United States was 14 mpg in 1923, and improved to 17 mpg in 2006. The researchers, Michael Sivak and Omer Tsimhoni, documented and analyzed the annual changes in actual fuel efficiency of vehicles on U.S. roads from 1923 to 2006 by using information about distances driven and fuel consumed... Using this method of determining fuel consumption, Sivak and Tsimhoni found that fleet fuel efficiency actually decreased from 14 mpg in 1923 to a low of 12 mpg in 1973. Interestingly, 1973 corresponds to the tail end of the muscle car era. After 1973, the fleet average increased quickly to 17 mpg by 1991, due to the oil embargo. Between 1991 and 2006, fuel efficiency increased by less than 2 percent (16.9 mpg to 17.2 mpg)...

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Apr 11, 2009

BUY AMERICAN MADE * USA - In Boost for Detroit, Obama to Buy Fuel-Efficient Fleet for Uncle Sam

Washington,DC,USA -The Washington Post, by Kendra Marr -April 10, 2009: -- President Obama yesterday announced plans to buy 17,600 American-made, fuel-efficient cars and hybrids for the government fleet, the White House's latest gambit to steer aid to the nation's beleaguered automakers...   The General Services Administration, which is buying the cars, will also pledge $15 billion to test advanced technology vehicles, such as compressed natural gas buses and all-electric vehicles, in the federal fleet. These orders will be placed by Sept. 30...   "On the big scale, no, that's not going to change anyone's bottom line," said George Augustaitis, an analyst for CSM Worldwide...   But it is symbolic...   During his campaign, Obama spoke of his desire to convert the White House fleet to battery-powered vehicles within the year, as security permitted, and by 2012 he said he wanted half of the cars the federal government buys to be plug-in hybrids or electric...

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Mar 28, 2009

New fuel efficiency standards * USA - To cost auto industry $1.5 billion

Washington,DC,USA -The Detroit News, by David Shepardson -March 27, 2009: -- The Transportation Department unveiled its 2011 model year fuel efficiency requirements today, saying the 27.3 mpg fleet-wide average would cost automakers nearly $1.5 billion to meet... The Obama administration, set the 2011 model year passenger car fuel efficiency standard at 30.2 mpg and the light truck standard at 24.1 mpg... The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration said consumers will face price increases as a result: $64 on average for passenger cars and $126 for light trucks... Buyers of pickups, SUVs and minivans will be repaid in additional fuel savings in an average of 7.7 years. For passenger car buyers, they will be paid back in an average of 4.4 years...

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Oct 12, 2008

FUEL EFFICIENCY * USA - Govt. shows fuel efficiency requirements options

The government presented a range of options for new fuel efficiency standards Friday that the auto industry would need to meet during the next decade

Washington,DC,USA -AP/mlive, by KEN THOMAS -10 Oct 2008: -- ... The fleet of new cars and trucks would have to hit estimated requirements of 29.6 miles per gallon to 33.6 mpg by 2015, according to an environmental impact document released by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration... The estimates, listed in the 2,960-page document, provide a range of mileage requirements that encompass a NHTSA proposal released earlier this year to require the fleet to reach 31.6 mpg by 2015...

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Jul 7, 2008

Fuel-Efficient Trucks * USA - DOE Expands International Effort to Develop

Washington,DC,USA -Department of Energy/Autobloggreen, by Sam Abuelsamid -Jul 5, 2008: -- One of the big contributors to rising food prices over the past year has been the cost of getting food from the field to the grocer... Truck drivers across Europe and especially in the UK have been protesting increasing fuel costs for months... The U.S. Department of Energy is partnering with the Swedish government and one of the largest manufacturers of heavy trucks - the Volvo group - to find ways to reduce the fuel consumption of those trucks... The two governments and Volvo have already previously committed $12 million to the joint development program and this week announced an additional $36 million dollars. The two governments will each contribute $9 million of the new funds with the rest coming from Volvo. The goal is to reduce fuel consumption of the truck engines by 10 percent... The program will evaluate biofuels in heavy truck engines as well as develop advanced transmissions, new engines and hybrid drive systems... (Picture: An LHT by Volvo)

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Jun 27, 2008

Fuel-efficiency Solution * USA - Impresses BCTA

Langley,BC,CAN -Truck News, by Jan Westell -24 June 2008: -- Cascade Sierra Solutions (CSS) is promoting fuel saving technology in the US that can make vehicles more aerodynamic, reduce their weight and idling time, or decrease the rolling resistance of their tires... The BCTA estimates that a long-haul truck retrofitted with a complete kit of recommended technology can save more than 25% of the fuel it consumes. For a truck travelling 190,000 km per year, this will result in a savings of about 19,000 litres – or equal to the fuel savings of 15 Toyota (hybrid) Prius cars... The CSS outreach centres operate in Washington, Oregon and California, with a primary focus on the Interstate highway corridor. CSS is in the process of establishing outreach centres strategically located with major truck strops. While the primary target of CSS outreach is the longhaul operator, the centres provide education and incentives for local fleets as well. Outreach staff also help clients determine which grant and loan programs apply to each specific need, and assist with paperwork...


* Truckers Save Thousands Using the Patented Diesel Fuel Saver, Despite Rising Fuel Costs

Castleton,NY,USA -PRWEB -June 26, 2008 -- American Alternative Fuel (AAF) is setting the new standard in hybrid propane conversion systems with their Diesel Fuel Saver (DFS). Not only is the system patented but it has been proven, worldwide, to benefit diesel vehicle owners. The DFS is a hybrid propane injection system that increases fuel mileage and engine performance and decreases harmful emissions in the environment. The system is backed by a warranty and has endless applications. The DFS fits virtually any vehicle with a diesel engine...

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Jun 5, 2008

Fuel Efficiency * USA - EPA to Test Trucks' one

Environmental Protection Agency officials said they expect to begin testing heavy- and medium-duty trucks for fuel efficiency later this summer

Washington,DC,USA -Light & Medium Trucks/Transport Topics, by Daniel P. Bearth/Automotive Digest -3 June 2008: -- ... Cheryl Bynum, a program manager with EPA’s SmartWay Transport Partnership, said testing would begin “by the end of summer,” but added, “I don’t think a final protocol can be completed before mid-2009.”... Bynum spoke at an EPA-sponsored workshop in Washington, D.C., to solicit feedback from industry representatives after the agency published a draft test protocol in November. Agency officials had been working closely with trucking officials and equipment manufacturers to develop fuel testing procedures since last year... Under the draft EPA test protocol, EPA proposed testing a variety of different commercial truck configurations, including an over-the road tractor-trailer combination and regional haul truck, a drayage truck, a parcel or beverage delivery vehicle, a garbage truck, a utility service truck and a transit bus, based on simulated average loads and duty cycles... Initial testing would be conducted simultaneously on a test track and a chassis dynamometer to determine if there is any difference in performance... A separate procedure for testing diesel-electric hybrid trucks would also be developed...

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