DOE Wrapping Up Fuel-Saving Project
After four years of work, the Department of Energy is on the verge of completing its ‘More Electric Truck’ program aimed at improving the fuel economy of Class 8 trucks. “Our country is importing too much oil and as we all know this industry has a huge fuel cost,” explained Jules Routbort, technical program manager for the project. “The U.S. consumes 880 million gallons of petroleum fuel per day and