Author: Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Air
Languages : en
Pages : 156
Book Description
Increasing Fuel Efficiency and Alternative Fuel Use in Freight Movement Across the California/Baja California Border
Author: Technologies and Approaches to Reducing the Fuel Consumption of Medium- and Heavy-Duty Vehicles
Author: National Research CouncilPublisher: National Academies Press
ISBN: 0309159474
Category : Science
Languages : en
Pages : 251
Book Description
Technologies and Approaches to Reducing the Fuel Consumption of Medium- and Heavy-Duty Vehicles evaluates various technologies and methods that could improve the fuel economy of medium- and heavy-duty vehicles, such as tractor-trailers, transit buses, and work trucks. The book also recommends approaches that federal agencies could use to regulate these vehicles' fuel consumption. Currently there are no fuel consumption standards for such vehicles, which account for about 26 percent of the transportation fuel used in the U.S. The miles-per-gallon measure used to regulate the fuel economy of passenger cars. is not appropriate for medium- and heavy-duty vehicles, which are designed above all to carry loads efficiently. Instead, any regulation of medium- and heavy-duty vehicles should use a metric that reflects the efficiency with which a vehicle moves goods or passengers, such as gallons per ton-mile, a unit that reflects the amount of fuel a vehicle would use to carry a ton of goods one mile. This is called load-specific fuel consumption (LSFC). The book estimates the improvements that various technologies could achieve over the next decade in seven vehicle types. For example, using advanced diesel engines in tractor-trailers could lower their fuel consumption by up to 20 percent by 2020, and improved aerodynamics could yield an 11 percent reduction. Hybrid powertrains could lower the fuel consumption of vehicles that stop frequently, such as garbage trucks and transit buses, by as much 35 percent in the same time frame.
Environmental Issues and Opportunities in the California-Mexico Border Region
Author: Transportation Energy Data Book
Author: Congressional Record
Author: United States. CongressPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Law
Languages : en
Pages : 2094
Book Description
The Congressional Record is the official record of the proceedings and debates of the United States Congress. It is published daily when Congress is in session. The Congressional Record began publication in 1873. Debates for sessions prior to 1873 are recorded in The Debates and Proceedings in the Congress of the United States (1789-1824), the Register of Debates in Congress (1824-1837), and the Congressional Globe (1833-1873)
HRIS Abstracts
Author: National Research Council (U.S.). Highway Research BoardPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Highway engineering
Languages : en
Pages : 840
Book Description
I-94 Rehabilitation Project, Detroit, Wayne County
Author: Governor's Budget
Author: California. GovernorPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Budget
Languages : en
Pages : 774
Book Description
Reliable, Affordable, and Environmentally Sound Energy for America's Future: Report of the National Energy Policy Development Group
Author: United States. National Energy Policy Development GroupPublisher: DIANE Publishing
ISBN: 1428917918
Category : Electric power
Languages : en
Pages : 170
Book Description
Reliable, Affordable, and Environmentally Sound Energy for America's Future
Author: United States. National Energy Policy Development GroupPublisher: Group Publishing (Company)
ISBN:
Category : Political Science
Languages : en
Pages : 176
Book Description