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"The 21st Century Truck Partnership (21CTP) works to reduce fuel consumption and emissions, increase heavy-duty vehicle safety, and support research, development, and demonstration to initiate commercially viable products and systems. This report is the third in a series of three by the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine that have reviewed the research and development initiatives carried out by the 21CTP. Review of the 21st Century Truck Partnership, Third Report builds on the Phase 1 and 2 reviews and reports, and also comments on changes and progress since the Phase 2 report was issued in 2012."--Publisher's description.

Trucks --- Automobile trucks --- Lorries (Motor vehicles) --- Motor-trucks --- Commercial vehicles --- Materials handling --- Motor vehicles --- Transportation, Automotive --- Fuel consumption. --- Environmental aspects --- Energy consumption

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BUSINESS & ECONOMICS --- Industries / Transportation --- Trucks --- Trucking --- Law - U.S. - General --- Law - U.S. --- Law, Politics & Government --- Sizes --- Safety regulations --- Weight --- Law and legislation --- Automobile trucks --- Lorries (Motor vehicles) --- Motor-trucks --- Commercial vehicles --- Materials handling --- Motor vehicles --- Transportation, Automotive

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The aim of this work, consisting of 9 individual, self-contained booklets, is to describe commercial vehicle technology in a way that is clear, concise and illustrative. Compact and easy to understand, it provides an overview of the technology that goes into modern commercial vehicles. Starting from the customer's fundamental requirements, the characteristics and systems that define the design of the vehicles are presented knowledgeably in a series of articles, each of which can be read and studied on their own. This volume, Chassis and Axles, explains the support structure of the vehicle, the chassis, and its attachments. The suspension and the steering are explained as well as the axles and tires. The reader thus gains a basic understanding of the rolling understructure of the commercial vehicle. Content Chassis/Frames.- Suspension.- Steering.- Other attachments.- Axles.- Tires.- Abbreviations and symbols. The target groups Participants in master classes and those studying individual aspects of commercial vehicle technology Professors and lecturers instructing in the field of commercial vehicle technology Consultants and experts who need background knowledge and technical expertise regarding commercial vehicle technology Personnel working in the commercial vehicle technology or supply industry who are assigned to a new work area Cost planners and logistics companies The Authors Dr. Michael Hilgers is currently director of the testing center at BFDA, a Foton Daimler truck joint venture in China. Before that he was head of different development departments in Commercial Vehicle Development at Mercedes-Benz Trucks. Dr. Wilfried Achenbach has worked in the automotive industry for over 30 years. Recently he retired as Head of Development at Daimler Trucks North America.

Automotive engineering. --- Engines. --- Machinery. --- Automotive Engineering. --- Engine Technology. --- Machinery --- Machines --- Manufactures --- Power (Mechanics) --- Technology --- Mechanical engineering --- Motors --- Power transmission --- Curious devices --- Trucks --- Chassis. --- Axles. --- Automobile trucks --- Lorries (Motor vehicles) --- Motor-trucks --- Commercial vehicles --- Materials handling --- Motor vehicles --- Transportation, Automotive

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"The light-duty vehicle fleet is expected to undergo substantial technological changes over the next several decades. New powertrain designs, alternative fuels, advanced materials and significant changes to the vehicle body are being driven by increasingly stringent fuel economy and greenhouse gas emission standards. By the end of the next decade, cars and light-duty trucks will be more fuel efficient, weigh less, emit less air pollutants, have more safety features, and will be more expensive to purchase relative to current vehicles. Though the gasoline-powered spark ignition engine will continue to be the dominant powertrain configuration even through 2030, such vehicles will be equipped with advanced technologies, materials, electronics and controls, and aerodynamics. And by 2030, the deployment of alternative methods to propel and fuel vehicles and alternative modes of transportation, including autonomous vehicles, will be well underway. What are these new technologies - how will they work, and will some technologies be more effective than others? Written to inform The United States Department of Transportation's National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) and Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Corporate Average Fuel Economy (CAFE) and greenhouse gas (GHG) emission standards, this new report from the National Research Council is a technical evaluation of costs, benefits, and implementation issues of fuel reduction technologies for next-generation light-duty vehicles. Cost, Effectiveness, and Deployment of Fuel Economy Technologies for Light-Duty Vehicles estimates the cost, potential efficiency improvements, and barriers to commercial deployment of technologies that might be employed from 2020 to 2030. This report describes these promising technologies and makes recommendations for their inclusion on the list of technologies applicable for the 2017-2025 CAFE standards"--Publisher's description.

Trucks --- Automobiles --- Fuel cell vehicles --- Diesel motor --- Hybrid electric vehicles --- HEVs (Hybrid electric vehicles) --- Hybrid drive vehicles --- Hybrid vehicles --- Electric vehicles --- Compression ignition engines --- Diesel engine --- Oil engines --- Internal combustion engines --- Motors --- Autos (Automobiles) --- Cars (Automobiles) --- Gasoline automobiles --- Motorcars (Automobiles) --- Motor vehicles --- Transportation, Automotive --- Automobile trucks --- Lorries (Motor vehicles) --- Motor-trucks --- Commercial vehicles --- Materials handling --- Fuel consumption. --- Power trains