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LOGBOOK Diesel engines to remain top power source, study says Clean diesel engines will continue to be the dominant power source for heavy-duty vehicles in the United States for "decades to come because ing to a study prepared for the U.S. Department of Energy. The report – "Advancing Technol- ogy for America's Transportation Fu- Petroleum Council at the re- quest of U.S. Energy Secretary Stephen Chu. The two-year government policies through and waterborne transport and potential industry and govern- ment actions that could reduce greenhouse gas emissions from American transportation by 50 percent by 2050. improvements in diesel- which consume more than 70 Schaeffer said diesel technol- ogy advances have improved sions to the point that diesel engines are now near-zero emissions. "Diesel's role as a technology to increasingly power light-duty vehicles in the future was also recognized in suming that the current price spread between diesel and "Diesel's unmatched com- cal operation and performance has made it the technology environmental performance and prospects for even greater the technology of choice for – Staff reports 88 | Overdrive | October 2012 Text INFO to 50298 or visit ovdinfo.com