Based on the Blueprint for Energy Security of the Set America Free Coalition, the bill provides an array of policy initiatives from financial incentives to enable Detroit to ramp up production (and consumers to ramp up acquisition) of hybrids, plug - in hybrids and flexible fuel vehicles to increase fuel choice — to measures to reduce diesel consumption by heavy duty trucks. (hybridcars.com)
My Institute concluded that a 25 cents / litre reduction in the price of diesel for heavy vehicles would lead to an increase in diesel consumption of around 7 % amongst those vehicles. (clivehamilton.com)
The government's announcements for ramping up expenditure on infrastructure, especially road - building, are also expected to lead to increased diesel consumption. (carbonbrief.org)