HALF THE OIL SOLUTION: HEAVY-DUTY TRUCK EFFICIENCY

The document analyzes proposed US heavy-duty vehicle standards for model years 2018–2029, noting they would reduce oil consumption by 550,000 barrels per day by 2035 and avoid 1 billion metric tons of emissions. However, the Union of Concerned Scientists (UCS) argues that a 40 percent reduction in fuel consumption is achievable by 2025, which would save an additional 200,000 barrels of oil per day and avoid 40 million metric tons of annual emissions compared to the government's 36 percent target for 2027.

• The proposed standards are expected to save truckers over $160 billion over the rule's duration, even after accounting for the initial costs of improved technologies, and provide $37 billion in health and welfare benefits by reducing toxic air pollution from refineries and idling trucks.
• The proposed rules target three vehicle classes: tractor-trailers, vocational vehicles (including delivery vans, buses, garbage, and utility trucks), and heavy-duty pickup trucks and cargo vans (those with a weight rating over 8,500 pounds).
• Adopting the more stringent 40 percent reduction target by 2025 would save an additional 200,000 barrels of oil per day in 2035 and avoid 40 million metric tons of annual global warming emissions, which is equivalent to shutting down 12 coal-fired power plants.

APA

Union of Concerned Scientists (2015). HALF THE OIL SOLUTION: HEAVY-DUTY TRUCK EFFICIENCY. https://www.ucs.org/sites/default/files/attach/2015/07/proposed-heavy-duty-vehicles-standards.pdf

Chicago

Union of Concerned Scientists. HALF THE OIL SOLUTION: HEAVY-DUTY TRUCK EFFICIENCY. 2015. https://www.ucs.org/sites/default/files/attach/2015/07/proposed-heavy-duty-vehicles-standards.pdf.

Wikipedia

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BibTeX

@techreport{unionofconcernedscientists2015half, author = {{Union of Concerned Scientists}}, title = {{HALF THE OIL SOLUTION: HEAVY-DUTY TRUCK EFFICIENCY}}, institution = {Union of Concerned Scientists}, year = {2015}, month = jul, url = {https://www.ucs.org/sites/default/files/attach/2015/07/proposed-heavy-duty-vehicles-standards.pdf}, urldate = {2026-10-23}, note = {Indexed by Climate Insights Directory} }