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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

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mpg and projected to rise modestly to 6.8 mpg by 2025 (EIA, 2009). per gallon of diesel fuel, and assumed that the annual mileage declines as the vehicle ages. Over a three year period and with a diesel fuel price of $2.50 million barrels per day. The core of the analysis consisted of a series of modeled simulations.

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