

Big rigs need to cut fuel consumption up to 23%









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RE: umm
By Flunk on 8/9/2011 4:40:22 PM , Rating: 1
in OPEC member nations.

RE: umm
By Keeir on 8/9/2011 7:22:29 PM , Rating: 3
::rubs head::

Okay lets see if we can follow this.

Most Big-Rigs/Heavy Trucks are operated by cold heartless corportations. Not individuals who have style preferences.

Therefore, there must be some reason that more fuel efficient trucks/heavy duty etc have not been produced by the marketplace.

If, as regulatory officals claim, the payback period is less than 1 year! then these trucks should be selling like hotcakes already.

There must be a 'hidden' catch that makes government intervention needed. This catch means that although this may be a positive enviroment/society move, it is not a -economic- move. Instead of it being -cheaper- to operate the 'new' trucks, it must in some way be more expensive or more risky. In the face of higher capital costs, business will most likely trim other costs... such as labor.

Now, the other thing that occurs to me is that it is possible these advances were being made -anyway- (as Diesel prices are above 3.50 and show no sign of falling) and Obama is just trying to take credit for them with this action.

