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Highly automated light duty vehicles to begin in 2020 – Navigant Research

Highly automated light duty vehicles to begin in 2020 – Navigant Research

Governments beginning to approve legislation to allow commercial deployment on public roads Governments are starting to approve legislation allowing deployment of vehicles with increasingly automated capabilities, finds a new report from Navigant Research. It analyzes regional markets for light duty passenger vehicles (LDVs) and medium or heavy duty commercial vehicles with highly automated driving capability, […]

New vehicles in US more fuel efficient than ever

New vehicles in US more fuel efficient than ever

Automakers that do not sell pickups have higher fuel efficiency than other carmakers New vehicles sold in the United States last year were more fuel efficient than ever before, even as more Americans bought larger trucks and SUVs instead of cars, the US Environmental Protection Agency said on Wednesday. The EPA said the average fuel efficiency […]

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SuperTruck efficiency project gets $80 million to double long-haul truck fuel mileage

SuperTruck efficiency project gets $80 million to double long-haul truck fuel mileage

SuperTruck II projects hope to improve long-haul truck efficiency by 100% relative to best-in-class 2009 truck Washington has launched the $80 million SuperTruck II efficiency project to improve the fuel efficiency of long-haul trucks. Deputy Assistant Secretary for Transportation Reuben Sarkar says SuperTruck II is subject to congressional appropriations, for research, development and demonstration of long-haul tractor-trailer truck technology. Sarkar […]