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Document Number | 5310 |
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Primary Title | Auxiliary Power Unit Offers Powerful Savings: Pony Pack System Reduces Energy Use, Pollution, and Fuel Costs |
Author Affiliation | U.S. Department of Energy - Office of Industrial Technologies |
Published Date | 06/01/2000 |
Detailed Publish Date | June 2000 |
Page Count | 2 |
Document Type | FACT SHEET |
Publisher Name | U.S. Department of Energy, Washington D.C. |
Abstract | With the help of a grant from the Inventions and Innovation Program in the U.S. Department of Energy's Office of Industrial Technologies, Pony Pack, Inc. designed and tested an auxiliary power unit that maintains cab power while the main engine of a heavy-duty truck is not operating. Argonne National Laboratory has estimated that long-haul trucks use 570 million gallons of fuel annually just standing still, and a heavy truck will typically have its engine idling almost 1900 hours per year. |
Report Number | DOE/GO-102000-0877 |
Copyright Status | N - Not copyrighted, |
Document Owner | H |
