Volvo-Mack building green ‘SuperTruck’
GREENSBORO, N.C. – Sister truck makers Volvo Trucks and Mack Trucks have entered into an agreement with the U.S. Department of Energy to build a fuel efficient SuperTruck.
The Volvo Group will receive $19 million in federal funding to develop "high-efficiency heavy-duty truck technologies aimed at moving more freight with less fuel, thereby reducing greenhouse gas emissions."
The five-year project is aimed at improved truck aerodynamics and energy conversion efficiency, maximizing the output potential of the energy source.
The transport and fuel efficiency improvements under the so-called SuperTruck will be developed in cooperation with university and supplier partners.
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