FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Kristin Tyll
248-824-8200
ktyll@stratacomm.net
Lightweighting Part of the Solution to Commercial Vehicle Fuel Economy
Concerns, Aluminum Association Tells National Academy of Sciences
Ann Arbor, Mich., June 19, 2009 (News Release)
– Today, the Aluminum Association presented on the fuel economy,
environmental and cost-savings benefits of using high-strength,
low-weight materials in commercial vehicle applications to the National
Academy of Sciences. Randall Scheps, Chairman of the Aluminum
Association’s Auto & Light Truck Group and Marketing Director,
Ground Transportation, Alcoa Inc., was among the first to speak this
morning to the committee on the Assessment of Fuel Economy Technologies
for Medium and Heavy Duty Vehicles.
“Greater use of aluminum opens an opportunity for the trucking
industry to increase fuel efficiency while at the same time increasing
payload capacity, decreasing operating costs, reducing greenhouse gas
emissions and providing many other advantages for these vehicles,”
said Scheps. “Success experienced in the automotive industry in
achieving improved fuel economy through lightweighting can be applied to
the commercial vehicle sector.”
Please click here to
view his presentation.
For more information on the advantages of aluminum for transportation
applications or the latest industry research, visit www.autoaluminum.org. To arrange
an interview on any of these issues, as well as the transportation
aluminum industry, please contact Kristin Tyll at ktyll@stratacomm.net.
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The Aluminum Association's Auto & Light Truck Group (ALTG)
communicates the benefits of automotive aluminum to help accelerate its
penetration through research programs and related outreach activities.
Its mission is to serve member companies and act as a central resource
for the automotive industry on aluminum issues. Member companies
include: Alcoa Inc., Novelis Inc., Alcan Inc, Aluminum Precision
Products Inc., Kaiser Aluminum Corporation and Sapa Group.
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