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August 15, 2023
Today, clean diesels make up 57% of the commercial vehicle population. That’s nearly double where we were a decade ago. And it’s a 10% jump over this time last year. So what's going on?
This episode of HDT Talks Trucking is sponsored by Double Coin.
The march toward a low-carbon, low emission future has been slow and technically challenging. But we are making progress. The population of near-zero emissions diesel technology trucks continues to grow.
Equipment Editor Jim Park talks with Allen Schaeffer, the executive director of the Diesel Technology Forum about the progress industry has made over the past 19 years to reduce emissions and improved the fuel efficiency of diesel engines.
Diesel is no longer a dirty word
States with the highest adoption of clean diesel technology
Diesel surpasses 55% brake thermal efficiency
The promise of SuperTruck: advancing clean diesel technology
Allen Schaeffer comments on the EMA/CARB agreement
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August 15, 2023
Today, clean diesels make up 57% of the new commercial vehicle population. That’s nearly double where we were a decade ago. And it’s a 10% jump over this time last year. So, what's going on?
