Stimulus for clean diesel

By Geert De Lombaerde Posted on August 18, 2009 at 2:30 pm

Tennessee will get about $1.7 million from the Recovery Act to help truckers convert their fleet to run on clean diesel.

The grant rebates will cover up to 50 percent of the costs of idle reduction technologies, such as auxiliary power units, which provide an alternative to the truck’s main engine when power is needed for electricity or heating and cooling the cab during rest periods. Auxiliary power units use an average of 0.2-0.3 gallons of diesel fuel an hour, compared to the approximately one gallon of diesel fuel used every hour when the truck’s engine is idling.

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Tags: American Recovery and Reinvestment Act, energy efficiency, fuel economy, government stimulus, transportation, trucking  

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