| Description |
1 online resource (xvi, 185 pages) : illustrations (some color) |
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text file |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references. |
| Contents |
Introduction and background -- Management strategy and priority setting -- Engine systems, aftertreatment, fuels, lubricants, and materials -- Hybrid vehicles -- Vehicle power demands -- Engine idle reduction -- Safety -- Super truck program -- Efficient operations -- Appendixes. |
| Summary |
"The 21st Century Truck Partnership (21CTP) works to reduce fuel consumption and emissions, increase heavy-duty vehicle safety, and support research, development, and demonstration to initiate commercially viable products and systems. This report is the third in a series of three by the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine that have reviewed the research and development initiatives carried out by the 21CTP. Review of the 21st Century Truck Partnership, Third Report builds on the Phase 1 and 2 reviews and reports, and also comments on changes and progress since the Phase 2 report was issued in 2012." |
| Local Note |
eBooks on EBSCOhost EBSCO eBook Subscription Academic Collection - North America |
| Subject |
Trucks -- Environmental aspects -- United States.
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Trucks -- Environmental aspects. |
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United States. |
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Trucks -- Energy consumption -- United States.
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Trucks -- Energy consumption. |
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Trucks. |
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Trucks -- Fuel consumption.
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Trucks -- Fuel consumption. |
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Trucks -- Pollution control devices.
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Trucks -- Pollution control devices. |
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Truck industry -- United States -- Safety measures.
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Truck industry. |
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Industrial safety. |
| Genre/Form |
Electronic books.
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| Other Form: |
Print version: 9780309377102 (OCoLC)922165832 |
| ISBN |
9780309377119 (electronic book) |
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0309377110 (electronic book) |
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9780309377102 |
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0309377102 |
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