The Rest Assured: Idle Reduction Technology Saves Money While You Sleep session AFVI Show
Stacy Putnam, from ICF International, spoke about the EPA's SmartWay Transport Partnership. "new ways to power a truck cab when it's stopped,"....It's obvious that trucks idle in traffic, but it's the discretionary idling (keeping cab warm or cold when stopped, for example) where a lot of savings can be had. SmartWay engineers test and verify idle reduction technologies to let industry partners know which technologies are for real and seriously reduce fuel use.
SmartWay is a voluntary partnership between freight industry companies and the EPA that was started in February 2004 with 15 charter partners. It now has over 500. When companies (mostly freight carriers but also logistics and shipping companies) join the partnership, they either agree to reduce their fuel use or to ships products with carriers that are trying to reduce fuel use. Through the Freight Logistics Environmental and Energy Tracking (FLEET) performance model, partner companies figure their current fuel use and set goals for future years. The new SmartWay model will incorporate using biodiesel and ethanol.
Jeff Kim, Chief Operating Officer of Shure Power of Portland, Oregon said that after about 500 idling hours, pretty much any idle-reduction technology will save the operator money. Those options can be used anywhere the truck is parked. Read full from AutoblogGreen