Summary
The report argues that improving the fuel economy of medium- and heavy-duty trucks through advanced technologies would create significant net job growth, increase GDP, and reduce global warming emissions, provided that policy interventions overcome existing market barriers.
Key insights
- Widespread adoption of efficiency technologies could increase the average fuel economy of medium- and heavy-duty trucks to 9.7 mpg by 2030, resulting in total fuel savings of 100 billion gallons of diesel and gasoline between 2010 and 2030.
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- Union of Concerned Scientists (2010). Delivering Jobs. https://www.ucs.org/sites/default/files/2019-09/The-Economic-Costs-and-Benfits-of-Improving-the-Fuel-Economy-of-Heavy-Duty-Vehicles.pdf
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- Union of Concerned Scientists. Delivering Jobs. 2010. https://www.ucs.org/sites/default/files/2019-09/The-Economic-Costs-and-Benfits-of-Improving-the-Fuel-Economy-of-Heavy-Duty-Vehicles.pdf.
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- {{cite report |author=Union of Concerned Scientists |title=Delivering Jobs |date=July 2010 |url=https://www.ucs.org/sites/default/files/2019-09/The-Economic-Costs-and-Benfits-of-Improving-the-Fuel-Economy-of-Heavy-Duty-Vehicles.pdf |access-date=23 October 2026 |via=Climate Insights Directory}}
- BibTeX
- @techreport{unionofconcernedscientists2010delivering, author = {{Union of Concerned Scientists}}, title = {{Delivering Jobs}}, institution = {Union of Concerned Scientists}, year = {2010}, month = jul, url = {https://www.ucs.org/sites/default/files/2019-09/The-Economic-Costs-and-Benfits-of-Improving-the-Fuel-Economy-of-Heavy-Duty-Vehicles.pdf}, urldate = {2026-10-23}, note = {Indexed by Climate Insights Directory} }
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