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National Research Council Review Calls for Continuation of 21st Century Truck Partnership But With Major Revamping

Posted on July 08, 2008

A recently-published review of the 21st Century Truck Partnership (21CTP) a federal effort to reduce fuel usage and emissions while increasing safety in heavy-duty vehicles by the National Research Council found that many of the key 21CTP program goals have not been met because some of the goals were not plausible, from either an engineering or funding perspective. Other goals were not met because some of the technologies proposed for meeting the goals were not applied, according to the report.However, the 21CTP has also has had a number of successful programs since its beginnings in 2000,...

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