Study Concludes That 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
Green Car Congress
NOVEMBER 20, 2009
Trucks therefore are an important place to look for energy savings and climate change mitigation in the transportation sector. Among medium- and heavy-trucks, Class 8 trucks are the largest CO 2 emitters and fuel users, consuming two-thirds of all truck fuel, or 1.57 million barrels per day. operational measures.
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