Environmentalists Seek Tougher Standards for Heavy, Medium Truck Fuel Efficiency
Environmental groups said they back the Obama administration’s push to set standards for heavy- and medium-duty truck fuel efficiency, and last week, they called for making the standards even tougher.
November 22, 2010EPA to Revise Guidance on SCR Truck Engines
WASHINGTON — The Environmental Protection Agency is revisiting its guidance for selective catalytic reduction technology in heavy-duty trucks as a result of a court settlement with Navistar Inc. earlier this year, an agency official said last week.
October 25, 2010Obama Signs Order to Boost Trucks’ Fuel Economy
WASHINGTON — Flanked by truck manufacturers and industry executives, President Obama signed a first-of-its-kind order Friday clearing the way for medium and heavy-duty trucks to meet more stringent fuel economy targets.
May 21, 2010EPA Sees Big Rigs Getting 10-Plus MPG by 2030
Longhaul heavy tractor-trailers could achieve a fuel economy of more than 10 miles per gallon by 2030 — from today’s approximately 5 mpg to 6.5 mpg range — according to an analysis prepared for Congress by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency.
April 13, 2010