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Volvo introduces Super Truck concept
Light weight and less power means greater fuel efficiencyWith an aluminium chassis and carbon fibre panels, Volvo’s Super Truck gives a peek into the future of the road transport industry.
Although only at ‘concept’ stage, the Super Truck is offering huge savings over conventional vehicles. The Super Truck was developed using a government grant that promotes research and development to improve the freight-hauling efficiency of heavy-duty trucks. The program aims to help accelerate the development of advanced efficiency technologies that are not currently available in the market.
With its light weight, the Volvo Super Truck can use a smaller engine which saves on fuel. The 1450kg weight saving meant that Volvo could use a D11 engine instead of the usual D13.
Aerodynamics are also maximised and Volvo says it took a “complete vehicle approach”, optimising the prime mover, trailer, and powertrain to work together as one highly-efficient system.
The US Department of Energy (DOE) set a goal of achieving a 50 per cent improvement in efficiency but Volvo said that it achieved an improvement of 88 per cent. The Super Truck is 70 per cent more fuel efficient compared with baseline 2009 model Volvo VNL 670.
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