1. HTUF National Meeting
Recap
Steven Sokolsky
October 21, 2014

2. National Meeting Theme
Increasing the efficiency of
commercial vehicles
• How will upcoming regulations affect the
development of high-efficiency technologies?
• What technologies will increase vehicle
efficiency?
• How will it all affect fleet operations?

3. “EPA and NHTSA will propose the Phase 2 rule
by the end of March 2015 and finalize the rule
by end of March 2016.”
“Significant technical work is underway to
develop Phase 2. We are reaching out to
OEMs, technology vendors, associations and
fleets and we want your input.”
Karl Simon – Director, Transportation &
Climate Division – U.S. Environmental
Protection Administration

4. “Trucks play an outsize role in our economy.
They are the backbone of the nation,
delivering goods each day. Trucks also play
an outsize role in the challenges we are
facing for public health, safety, oil use, and
climate change.”
“We set the baseline with the first round
of fuel efficiency standards for trucks. In
the second round we are following up on
this – exploring how to look at the entire
vehicle and areas like anti-idle and
evaluating the correct drive cycles. This is
the key in setting these standards and
making sure we set them at a feasible
level for the technology. This is exactly
what we are doing – incorporating all
options.”
David Friedman – Acting Administrator,
U.S. National Highway Traffic Safety
Administration

5. Panel 1 – What Issues Are Impacting
the Development & Deployment of
More Efficient Technologies?
Dave Brosky, Lightning Hybrids
Ed Lovelace, XL Hybrids
Deborah Gordon, Allison Transmission
Donald Keski-Hynnila, Detroit Diesel/Daimler Trucks
Tom DeCoster, Parker Hannifin

6. Panel 1 Takeaways
• It’s all about reliability and ROI
• Automatic manual transmissions are now in
the fleet’s sweet spot with a great ROI
• Manufacturers are fighting a NOx / fuel-efficiency
trade-off – optimize the engine &
transmission together
• Ultra-low NOx standards must focus on how
vehicles actually operate

7. Panel 2 – Near-Term Enablers for
Increased Efficiency
Glenn Keller, Argonne National Laboratory
Mark Kuhn, Ricardo
Steve Lasher, eNow, Inc.
Larry Bennett, Eaton
Bob Devine, BAE

8. Panel 2 Takeaways
• Retrofit can be a low-cost point of entry for
some new techs…much quicker payback,
especially for smaller fleets
• Technology development focus should be on
scalability & the ability to bring new
components onboard when they best fit the
solution
• Reducing idle time can bring quick results and
paybacks

9. Panel 3 – Driving New Technologies
for Ultra-Efficiency
Josh Switkes, Peloton
Bill Kahn, PACCAR
Joerg Ferchau, EDI
David Johnson, Achates Power

10. Panel 3 Takeaways
• In-vehicle user interface for advanced on-board
systems is a very effective way of tracking progress and
performance
• Fleets currently have the power to request technology
from the manufacturer, they must also be willing to be
early adopters and accept new vehicles
• Incorrect platooning will diminish benefits with the
possibility of increased NOx emissions
• Improved emission reduction technologies will be
aimed at transient vehicle usage, including engine
starts, acceleration, and deceleration

11. Panel 4 – Launching Early Markets for
High-Efficiency Technologies
Patrick Bolton, NYSERDA
Spiro Kattan, NYC Dept. of Transportation
Keith Leech, City of Sacramento
Bob McGuire, Alpha Baking
Michael Derrig, Fresh Direct
Kevin Campbell, City of Chicago

12. Panel 4 Takeaways
• Many fleets are looking at multiple solutions for their vehicle
technology goals
• Important to put the necessary metrics in place to track vehicle and
fleet progress, analysis might show need for incremental cost of
advanced technology to achieve GHG emissions targets and
ultimately save costs
• Strong, long-lasting relationships with suppliers and OEMs are
necessary, fleets do not want to respond to new technologies
without knowing the kind of long term support there will be
• Fleets need to understand the cost of the technology and analyze
the business case with and without government incentives
• Incentives are helpful, but case studies will help better guide fleet
best practices, including identifying proper application of
technologies
• A good technology makes the customers’ job easier and improves
their quality of life, which in the fleet world most closely means
productivity

13. Working Group Meetings
• Battery Jumpstart Advisory Group
• Commercial Truck Action Group
• E-Truck Task Force
• Fleet Automation Forum
• Heavy-Duty Vehicle Fuel Economy Task
Force
• Military Truck Action Group
• NAFA Sustainable Fleets

14. Working Group Takeaways
• Battery Jumpstart Advisory Group: BMS
standardization needed; 10-50K units are needed
for scale; will need to deal with multiple
chemistries for a while; trucking industry needs
to investigate places where their battery use
overlaps with other sectors
• CTAG: fleets seeking better solutions in class 4
trucks, utility trucks/crew cabs, stop-start;
suppliers/OEMs agree on stop-start but still need
to see economic benefits – combination with
smaller engines; need more fleet data on
acceptable paybacks for different technologies

15. Working Group Takeaways
• E-Truck Task Force: fleets still struggling with biz case
of e-trucks – also concerned with functionality &
support; OEMs/suppliers wants better, standardized
testing, fleet education & help with financing options
• Fleet Automation Forum: plenty of upcoming
opportunities for connected vehicle demos; HD OEMs
are moving ahead in this area – standardization &
coordination needed; lots to learn from light-duty mfrs
on driver assist techs
• MTAG: opportunities coming up for industry to help
Army such as VEA & automation; group feeling
pressures of lower military truck production – seeking
ways to stay engaged with military while producing less
vehicles

16. Ride-and-Drive

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Steven Sokolsky
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