How Long to Read Technologies and Approaches to Reducing the Fuel Consumption of Medium- and Heavy-Duty Vehicles

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It takes the average reader 4 hours and 10 minutes to read Technologies and Approaches to Reducing the Fuel Consumption of Medium- and Heavy-Duty Vehicles by National Research Council

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Technologies and Approaches to Reducing the Fuel Consumption of Medium- and Heavy-Duty Vehicles evaluates various technologies and methods that could improve the fuel economy of medium- and heavy-duty vehicles, such as tractor-trailers, transit buses, and work trucks. The book also recommends approaches that federal agencies could use to regulate these vehicles' fuel consumption. Currently there are no fuel consumption standards for such vehicles, which account for about 26 percent of the transportation fuel used in the U.S. The miles-per-gallon measure used to regulate the fuel economy of passenger cars. is not appropriate for medium- and heavy-duty vehicles, which are designed above all to carry loads efficiently. Instead, any regulation of medium- and heavy-duty vehicles should use a metric that reflects the efficiency with which a vehicle moves goods or passengers, such as gallons per ton-mile, a unit that reflects the amount of fuel a vehicle would use to carry a ton of goods one mile. This is called load-specific fuel consumption (LSFC). The book estimates the improvements that various technologies could achieve over the next decade in seven vehicle types. For example, using advanced diesel engines in tractor-trailers could lower their fuel consumption by up to 20 percent by 2020, and improved aerodynamics could yield an 11 percent reduction. Hybrid powertrains could lower the fuel consumption of vehicles that stop frequently, such as garbage trucks and transit buses, by as much 35 percent in the same time frame.

How long is Technologies and Approaches to Reducing the Fuel Consumption of Medium- and Heavy-Duty Vehicles?

Technologies and Approaches to Reducing the Fuel Consumption of Medium- and Heavy-Duty Vehicles by National Research Council is 250 pages long, and a total of 62,500 words.

This makes it 84% the length of the average book. It also has 76% more words than the average book.

How Long Does it Take to Read Technologies and Approaches to Reducing the Fuel Consumption of Medium- and Heavy-Duty Vehicles Aloud?

The average oral reading speed is 183 words per minute. This means it takes 5 hours and 41 minutes to read Technologies and Approaches to Reducing the Fuel Consumption of Medium- and Heavy-Duty Vehicles aloud.

What Reading Level is Technologies and Approaches to Reducing the Fuel Consumption of Medium- and Heavy-Duty Vehicles?

Technologies and Approaches to Reducing the Fuel Consumption of Medium- and Heavy-Duty Vehicles is suitable for students ages 12 and up.

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