culminatedinPresidentObama announcinginJulyof2011anationalstandardstodoubletheefficiencyoflight-dutycarsandtrucksby 2025. Takentogether,theAdministration’s light-dutystandardsspanmodelyears 2011to2025andarethefirstsignificant improvementinoverthreedecades. Underthefinalprogram,averagenew carandlighttruckfueleconomyis...
Active air dams:As an additional aerodynamic improvement to trailer trucks, active air dams reduce drag by controlling the airflow under the front end. Drivers can activate dams in transit to support other aerodynamic parts for better mileage. Active diffusers: Trucking brands can use them to impr...
I've spent a lot of time with trucks, truck engines and fuel mileage. With high fuel prices and bogus devices on the market. I decide to write up an article. (This is the truth, but it might not be what everyone wants to hear) The #1 factor in getting better fu...
Study finds simple changes in road resurfacing practices could improve gas mileage for heavy vehicles and reduce greenhouse gas emissions. Every time you hear a deep rumble and feel your house shake when a big truck roars by, that’s partly because the weight of heavy vehicles caus...
Get detailed fuel consumption summaries for all vehicles in your fleet. These reports let you see mileage and fuel consumption data, check discrepancies and identify suspicious situations. Fuel Refills Data See the detailed information of each fuel refill with the date, time, location, and petrol ...
However, the reduction in vehicle miles under fuel taxes also has benefits in terms of reducing congestion, accidents, and local pollution. In fact, some studies suggest that it is always better to reduce fuel by a given amount through taxes only (and thereby gain mileage-related externality ...
Nonetheless, with today's fuel prices, each percent improvement in fuel economy for heavy-duty trucks results in annual savings of about USD335 per vehicle in fuel costs, based on 100,000 miles (160,000 km) annual vehicle mileage, 6.5 mpg (36.2 L/100 km) fuel economy and a fuel price...
of these vehicles and the potential for improvement. There would be zero interest in tracking the journey of one fat old man across the country in a truck like mine, but if you substituted teams of young, thin, hip and attractive driver/navigators for the journey, that'd be another story...
Every time you hear a deep rumble and feel your house shake when a big truck roars by, that's partly because the weight of heavy vehicles causes a slight deflection in the road surface under them. It's enough of a dip to ...
The mitigation measures of mileage utilization rate (MUR) improvement, fuel consumption rate (FCR) improvement, and penetration of liquefied natural gas (LNG) fueled trucks were evaluated. With no mitigation measures implemented, in the year 2050, the total fuel consumption and life cycle GHG ...