President Announces New Fuel Efficiency Standards for Heavy-Duty Trucks
On August 9, 2011, President Obama announced new fuel efficiency and greenhouse gas (GHG) pollution standards developed by the Department of Transportation and the Environmental Protection Agency for work trucks, buses, and other heavy-duty vehicles. Under this new national program,…
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by the 2018 model year: (i) certain combination tractors (semi-trucks) will be required to achieve up to approximately 20% reduction in fuel consumption and GHG emissions; (ii) heavy-duty pickup trucks and vans, a 15% reduction; and (ii) vocational vehicles, including delivery trucks, buses, and garbage trucks, a 10% reduction. The standards are expected to yield an estimated $50 billion in net benefits over the life of model year 2014 to 2018 vehicles. American Trucking Association press release applauding these new standards is available here, White House fact sheet available here