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NRC releases second report on 21st Century Truck Partnership

Green Car Congress

Idle reduction technologies could provide 6% reduction in overall fuel consumption for Class 8 long-haul trucks with sleeper cabs, which is nearly 30% of the 20% reduction in the fuel consumption required to meet the proposed EPA/NHTSA 2017 fuel efficiency standards. Finding 6-3. kW versus 3.0 Recommendation 6-4.

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