Daimler SuperTruck Beats Efficiency Target By 115 percent, Looks Awesome
Daimler and its Freightliner truck division have smashed through efficiency targets set by the US Department of Energy with its SuperTruck technology demonstrator, which combines sleek aero and mechanical refinements to drop average fuel consumption to 19
Daimler and its Freightliner truck division have smashed through efficiency targets set by the US Department of Energy with its SuperTruck technology demonstrator, which combines sleek aero and mechanical refinements to drop average fuel consumption to 19.28 l/100km.
The DoE target was for an overall frieght efficiency improvement of 50 percent. The Daimler SuperTruck recorded a whopping 115 percent improvement.
Yes, 19.28 l/100km is a pitiful result for a passenger car, but consider that the SuperTruck weighs just under 30 tonnes and it starts to look a lot better. Let's also not forget its 10.7 litre, 290kW/1898Nm diesel engine either.
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