The document discusses upcoming legislation that aims to improve the fuel economy and reduce emissions of medium and heavy-duty trucks between 2021 and 2027. The EPA and NHTSA are developing potential standards with input from third-party organizations. While heavier trucks currently get much worse gas mileage than lighter vehicles, the new rules are expected to cut costs for companies over the long run through better fuel efficiency.

1. Fuel Economy With New Legislation

2. Compared to light-duty vehicles like vans, SUVs, and pick-up
trucks, medium and heavy-duty trucks get terrible fuel
economy.

3. The heavier trucks get about a third to half as much
mileage per gallon.

4. However, legislation in this 2015 may potentially improve
that issue while also reducing the output of harmful
emissions.

5. Fuel Economy in Medium and Heavy Trucks

6. The new legislation targets vehicle models in the range of
the years 2021 to 2027.

7. The Environmental Protection Agency and the National
Highway Traffic Safety Administration have brought
together the potential standards with the help of
suggestions from a few third-party organizations.

8. While on the highway, I only see black smokes from two
types of vehicles: the larger 18-wheeler types and older
model vehicles that should have already been retired.

9. It seems nice that environmental laws will catch up with
legislation already made for light-duty trucks.

10. Even if it might require an investment ahead of time, those
who purchase medium and heavy-duty trucks will benefit in
the fuel economy.

11. Thus, the developing laws will help companies save
currency in the long run.

12. The Obama administration initially started the movement
for better fuel economy in heavier trucks.

13. Discussing politics does
not make good table
talk, but I support the
effort’s notion.

14. As I understand the idea currently in 2015, the process has
gone through two phases so far.

15. Phase One began in 2011.

16. Phase Two of the standards should occur in 2016.

17. Volvo has already dedicated itself to engine designs for
that certain Phase.

18. Recognition that incompatibilities will likely arise brings
even more interested third-parties into the discussions.

19. Acceptance of the future standards will expectedly arrive in
a sluggish manner.

20. That includes a reason why the legislation will affect
medium and heavy duty trucks in 2021 to 2027.

21. Requiring upgrades earlier than that would meet
resistance.

22. Fuel Economy with Volvo

23. In its own plans, Volvo has
released a new technology
that helps fuel economy.

24. The vehicle manufacturer names its technique Adaptive
Loading.

25. It controls where most of the weight resides on a truck’s
tires, depending on which rubber meets the most weight.

26. The efficiency results in less degradation of the tires, which
means fewer replacements, and the mileage per gallon
ratio improves to as much as 9 MPG.

27. Feedback from companies testing the technology have
given the feature high regard.

28. So far, the potential standards appear as a decent
beginning.

29. Not only will greenhouse gases become reduced, but diesel
fuel will become longer lasting for newer vehicle models.

30. In a world where news media prefer bad reports, this
particular advancement in fuel economy rings like beautiful
music.