May 21, 2010, in Washington D.C. - President Obama ordered the government to develop first-time fuel efficiency and emissions standards for medium-sized and heavy-duty trucks.
"This is going to bring down the cost for transporting goods, serving businesses and consumers alike. It will reduce pollution," Obama said in a Rose Garden appearance. The EPA and Transportation Department will be enforcing these standards for light trucks and cars. As stated by the White house, these trucks currently use more than 2 million barrels of oil every day and an average of 6.1 miles per gallon.
Obama stated that, the administration estimates "that we can increase fuel economy by as much as 25 percent in tractor-trailers using technologies that already exist today." One of these technologies is the Mobile Resource Management software developed by EnGenX. EnGenX allows your company to reduce the unnecessary miles traveled, improve fuel efficiency, monitor engine performance and track and trend CO2 emissions. EnGenX also improves fuel efficiency by monitoring speed, idle time and route optimization to reduce the miles traveled. EnGenX is capable of identifying poorly performing vehicles to help correct these problems as quickly as possible saving the company money and helping to improve the environment.
An EPA official stated that the rules for commercial trucks would be issued in 2012 and implemented two years later. Updated rules for cars and light-duty trucks will be issued in September, the official said.
Two thousand twelve is vastly approaching and there is no need to wait for these rules to be implemented when you can start improving your fleet today! With the EnGenX software, you would be able to begin that improvement today, and with free automatic upgrades EnGenX will continue to improve your company and the environment. Not only is it good for the environment, it is good for business.
Recently, a case study between a hybrid and a non-hybrid truck was done to determine the amount of engine idling, production of CO2 per hour and the amount of fuel usage per hour. The case study showed on average, by using the EnGenX solution, the trucks were able to reduce their idling time, production of CO2 per hour and amount of fuel usage per hour.
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