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I didn't see those particular #s by skimming that article. But if they're good, that means each truck can save about $2000 per year. Compare that against the cost of an aux.power unit plus installation plus fuel & maintanence for that.
So the $2k isn't pure savings, since you still need to heat & cool the cab for sleeping. That makes it a less obvious choice, economically. For emissions & fuel conservation, I think idling is bad, but I still have to acknowledge the economic side.
That's for class 7 or 8 trucks, where the drivers have to sleep in them without getting cooked or frozen. The guy who leaves his diesel Suburban idling for 40 minutes is just silly.
Posts in this Thread:
- Why do people let diesels idle?, Craig, Tue, 7 Feb 2006 09:17:15
- Idling is bad, Caarma
, Wed, 8 Feb 2006 22:18:01 - Two reasons: heat and cold, No Snaab, Wed, 8 Feb 2006 17:20:39
- Macho thing: me big man with big diesel n/m, Noel, Wed, 8 Feb 2006 06:00:12
- Re: Why do people let diesels idle?, JimBlake
, Wed, 8 Feb 2006 04:56:32 - Re: Why do people let diesels idle?, LesH, Tue, 7 Feb 2006 17:14:27
- Re: Why do people let diesels idle?, RichardM, Tue, 7 Feb 2006 11:46:54
- Re: Why do people let diesels idle?, Greg Abbott
, Tue, 7 Feb 2006 11:44:00 - Re: Why do people let diesels idle?, Jeremy R., Tue, 7 Feb 2006 10:36:37
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