Reducing the fuel consumption and greenhouse gas emissions of medium-and heavy-duty vehicles, phase two : first report / Committee on Assessment of Technologies and Approaches for Reducing the Fuel Consumption of Medium-and Heavy-Duty Vehicles, Phase Two, Board on Energy and Environmental Systems, Division on Engineering and Physical Sciences, Transportation Research Board, National Research Council of the National Academies.

Reducing the fuel consumption and greenhouse gas emissions of medium-and heavy-duty vehicles, phase two : first report /

"Medium- and heavy-duty trucks, motor coaches, and transit buses - collectively, "medium- and heavy-duty vehicles", or MHDVs - are used in every sector of the economy. The fuel consumption and greenhouse gas emissions of MHDVs have become a focus of legislative and regulatory action i...

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Corporate Author: National Research Council (U.S.). Committee on Assessment of Technologies and Approaches for Reducing the Fuel Consumption of Medium- and Heavy-duty Vehicles, Phase Two (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: Washington, District of Columbia : National Academies Press, [2014]
Subjects:
Fossil fuels > Environmental aspects.
Greenhouse gas mitigation > Standards.
Trucks > Fuel consumption > Standards.
Online Access: Full text (Wentworth users only)
Local Note:ProQuest Ebook Central
Table of Contents:
  • Introduction
  • Potential for technological change in commercial vehicles to impact future NHTSA regulations
  • Certification and compliance procedures using GEM
  • Baseline information on MHDV fleet and methodology for collection
  • Natural gas vehicles : impacts and regulatory framework
  • Review of options to reduce energy use of trailers
  • appendix A. Committee biographical information
  • appendix B. Statement of task
  • appendix C. Committee activities
  • appendix D. Acronyms and abbreviations
  • appendix E. Glossary.

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