Truck fuel consumption already down by 30 percent since 1960.
NOx and PM emissions decreased by up to 98 percent during the
same period Freight transport efficiency up by more than 80
percent since 1960 Fully automated transmission reduces strain
on driver High level of driving comfort and smart assistance
systems improve safety “In ten years time, commercial vehicles
will consume 20 percent less fuel and reduce CO2 emissions by
the same amount,” said Andreas Renschler, the Board of
Management Member responsible for Daimler Trucks and Daimler
Buses, about his vision during a comparative truck drive across
the San Bernardino Pass in Switzerland. In his statement,
Renschler set the bar pretty high for the engineers of the
Stuttgart-based commercial vehicle manufacturer. To overcome
these challenges, the engineers will have to pull out all the
stops, from enhancing the aerodynamics of the truck plus trailer
or semi-trailer and fine tuning today’s conventional drive
systems to using alternative fuels and perhaps