Presentation Slides: Aluminum's role in meeting first-ever heavy truck fuel economy standards
Date published: Tuesday, October 18, 2011
Slides from a presentation made by Randall Scheps, Marketing Director, Alcoa, and Chairman, The Aluminum Transportation Group, at the Commercial Vehicle Innovation Summit / USA 2011.
Topics covered include:
- In light of increasing federal mandates and other pressures, down weighting with aluminum is one of the fastest ways to improve fuel economy.
- As powertrain advances come online, reducing vehicle weight will complement those new technologies and further extend their benefits.
- How appropriate use of lightweight materials such as aluminum in Class 8 trucks and trailer can significantly reduce vehicle weight.
