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6 Engine Idle Reduction
6 Engine Idle Reduction
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, through its SmartWay program's of the state. Some of the localities have started enforcing contacts with truck manufacturers and fleets, estimates that approximately 30 percent of the existing fleet has some 2 Answers provided by Ken Howden, DOE Office of Vehicle Technolo gies, to committee questions 5(b)
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for meeting the idle reduction goals that extend through The NRC (2008) Phase 1 report discussed the R&D work 2017 to reduce fuel use and emissions produced by idling focused on idling reduction technologies.
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to find other more fuel-efficient and environmentally 6 Answers provided by Ken Howden, DOE Office of Vehicle Technolo friendly ways to provide for their power needs at rest. gies, to committee question 20(a)
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Part 626, titled provided by Ken Howden, DOE Office of Vehicle Technologies, to committee question 20(b)
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. In this project, Volvo was awarded a contract to develop a Prep Kit to facili tate idle reduction technology installations and demonstrate APUs in at least 20 trucks in the field study and to track idle 10 Answers provided by Ken Howden, DOE Office of Vehicle Technolo reduction usage, truck idling, and driver acceptance.
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bitmap The economics of APUs are sensitive to initial APU costs, APUs consisted of three components, a Kubota Z482 2 idling time, actual APU usage, and fuel costs. The NCSU cylinder water-cooled diesel engine, a generator, and a heat study found engine idle fuel flow rates of approximately 0.6 ing, ventilation, and air conditioning (HVAC)
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In earlier studies, a diesel-fuel-fired insulation. For FY 2011, the CoolCalc models will be used to quantify the impact of thermal load reduction technolo 12 Answers provided by Ken Howden, DOE Office of Vehicle Technolo- gies, such as insulation and reflective glazing, on cooling and gies, to committee question (25)
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At the conclusion of this project, Navistar announced in March 2008 that it was developing the MaxxPower APU, a 1-cylinder APU to provide a more cost competitive APU offering while meeting California's 2008 APU emissions requirements. 14 Answers provided by Ken Howden, DOE Office of Vehicle Technolo To address the goal of a fully integrated, electrically gies, to committee question 19(d)
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16 Answers 22 Delphi Demonstrates Solid Oxide Fuel Cell, Showcases Capability provided by Ken Howden, DOE Office of Vehicle Technologies, to committee questions, March 1, 2011. to Save Fuel and Cut Emissions During Truck Stops.
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. 25 Answers 27 Answers provided by Ken Howden, DOE Office of Vehicle Technolo provided by Ken Howden, DOE Office of Vehicle Technologies, to committee question 15.
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. 29 Answers provided by Ken Howden, DOE Office of Vehicle Technolo - 31 Answers provided by Ken Howden, DOE Office of Vehicle Technologies, to committee questions, March 1, 2011.
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The EPA and NHTSA addressed idle reduction techthe disadvantages associated with the requirement for con- nologies in their final rules for "Greenhouse Gas Emissions tinuous operation at 750°C, and (5) the expiration of funding Standards and Fuel Efficiency Standards for Medium- and from the DOE Office of Fossil Energy and EERE Fuel Cell Heavy-Duty Engines and Vehicles" issued on September Technologies Program of the DOE Office of Energy Effi- 15, 2011 (EPA/NHTSA, 2011a)
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for the idle reduction technologies was determined using an assumption of 1,800 idling hours per year; 125,000 Another alternative involves Electrified Parking Spaces with miles traveled; a baseline fuel consumption of 0.8 gal/h; and or without modification to the truck. an APU fuel consumption of 0.2 gal/h ((0.8 – 0.2)
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, thereby reconfirming the 21CTP engine the "action items," which focus on cost-effective add-on idle idle reduction goals that are directed toward substantially reduction technologies; the development of some specific reducing energy consumption and exhaust emissions due to technologies such as electrically powered HVAC systems, heavy-duty-vehicle idling. cab insulation, and fuel cell APUs; and education programs Recommendation 6-4 suggested that the EPA renew its and incentives to encourage the deployment of cost-effective efforts to promulgate national anti-idling regulations.
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2004. Development Update on Delphi's Solid Oxide Fuel Cell DOE (U.S.
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