Sentences with phrase «average diesel truck»

The full - scale, zero - emission semi will offer a range between 800 and 1200 miles, and produce 1,000 horsepower, about twice that of an average diesel truck.

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Better engines for the climate On average, about 85 percent of the particle matter emitted from diesel trucks is black carbon, said Christopher Frey <, a professor of environmental engineering at North Carolina State University.

The mileage is good for a diesel truck, towing upwards of 16,000 pounds on a regular basis, and averages 13 mpg towing.

The refineries, cargo ships, diesel trucks and factories clustered near the ports generate enough toxic air pollution to put the risk of cancer near Melissa and Mary's house 20 percent higher than the average for the south coast of California.

Average particulate mass absorption efficiencies for diesel trucks and light duty gasoline vehicles were 3.14 -LCB- + --RCB- 0.88 m -LCB- sup 2 -RCB- g -LCB- sub PM -RCB--LCB- sup -1 -RCB- and 2.9 -LCB- + --RCB- 1.07 m -LCB- sup 2 -RCB- g -LCB- sub PM -RCB--LCB- sup -1 -RCB-, respectively.

Doubling the efficiency of the average Class 8 tractor - trailer from 6.5 miles per gallon to 12.3 mpg across the U.S. fleet (half a million trucks) can save 3.8 billion gallons of diesel, or $ 7.6 billion assuming $ 2 per gallon price of diesel.