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Trailer Technologies for Increased Heavy-Duty Vehicle Efficiency: Technical, Market, and Policy Considerations

Journal Article
2014-01-1622
ISSN: 1946-391X, e-ISSN: 1946-3928
DOI: https://doi.org/10.4271/2014-01-1622
Published April 01, 2014 by SAE International in United States
Trailer Technologies for Increased Heavy-Duty Vehicle Efficiency: Technical, Market, and Policy Considerations
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Citation: Sharpe, B., Clark, N., and Lowell, D., "Trailer Technologies for Increased Heavy-Duty Vehicle Efficiency: Technical, Market, and Policy Considerations," SAE Int. J. Commer. Veh. 7(1):238-261, 2014, https://doi.org/10.4271/2014-01-1622.
Language: English

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