Presentation Slides: The 21st century truck partnership
Date published: Tuesday, October 18, 2011
Slides from a presentation made by Ken Howden, Director, 21st Century Truck Partnership, Vehicle Technologies, U.S. Department of Energy, at the Commercial Vehicle Innovation Summit / USA 2011.
Topics covered include:
- Global heavy-duty truck usage and associated diesel fuel demand is expected to increase significantly in comparison to other transportation modes
- The 21st Century Truck Partnership brings together the commercial vehicle industry and four US federal agencies to pursue cleaner, safer, more efficient trucks and buses
- Under the SuperTruck Initiative, four OEM teams will develop and demonstrate a 50% improvement in overall freight efficiency on a heavy-duty Class 8 tractor-trailer
