EPA, Environmental & Industry Representatives to Highlight New 2010 Generation of Clean Diesel Power in Trucks & Buses

Contact: Steve Hansen (Manager of Media Relations) (301) 668-7230 office or (202) 355-3664 cell


shansen@dieselforum.org



October 14, 2010

Media Advisory



Press Conference

EPA, Environmental & Industry Representatives to Highlight

New 2010 Generation of Clean Diesel Power in Trucks & Buses



Tuesday, October 19th, 10 a.m.

Walter E. Washington Convention Center



Over the last 10 years, emissions have been reduced by 99 percent for nitrogen oxides

And 98 percent for particulate emissions



Washington, D.C. – With the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) preparing to establish a national program on greenhouse gas emissions and fuel economy standards for commercial trucks, EPA, environmental and industry representatives hold a press conference Tuesday morning to outline the significant technological and environmental advances in the new generation of 2010 diesel trucks and buses.

A sampling of 2010 heavy duty trucks and buses which feature the most modern clean emissions technology in existence will be on display. The press conference will also include a “clean hanky” test where a new white handkerchief is placed over a running truck’s tailpipe to illustrate the low emissions of 2010 truck technology.



Time: 10 a.m., Tuesday, October 19, 2010



Location: Walter E. Washington Convention Center

“L” Street between 7th and 9 Avenue (Trucks will be onsite)

(In case of bad weather, press conference will be in Room 154 A of convention center)

801 Mount Vernon Place NW

Washington, DC 20001



Participants:

§ Allen Schaeffer, Executive Director, Diesel Technology Forum

Margo Oge, Director, Office of Transportation And Air Quality, Office of Air and Radiation, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency

§ Richard Kassel, Natural Resources Defense Council

§ Srikanth Padmanabhan, Cummins

§ Patrick Charbonneau, Navistar

§ Brad M. Williamson, Daimler Trucks North America



On Monday, October 18, from 1 p.m. to 4 p.m., company representatives will be available with their trucks and buses to meet with the media for one-on-one interviews.



The Cleanest and Most Modern 2010 Diesel Trucks

And Buses in the World to be on Display

“These are the cleanest and most modern commercial vehicles in the world,” said Allen Schaeffer, the executive director of the Diesel Technology Forum. “The new 2010 generation of clean diesel power is winning support among America’s commercial truck and bus fleets on a platform of near-zero emissions and higher fuel economy.



“The historic progress in clean diesel technology is remarkable. Consider that it would take 60 of these 2010 trucks to equal the same emissions from one pre-1988 truck. A 60-1 ratio is amazing.



“While continuously making commercial trucks more fuel efficient, diesel engine and truck manufacturers have also been making them dramatically cleaner. Today’s new 2010 heavy-duty diesel truck deploys the most state-of-the-art engine and emissions control systems and has near zero emissions; a considerable accomplishment considering that increased fuel efficiency and lower emissions are near opposite and competing forces in diesel engine design,” Schaeffer said.



Clean Diesel 10 Conference

After the press conference, the US EPA Clean Diesel 10 conference will begin its two days of meetings and exhibitions at the convention center to highlight 10 years of cleaner air and clean diesel through improvements in aftertreatment technology and fuel types. More information on the conference is at (LINK)



About the Diesel Technology ForumThe Diesel Technology Forum is a non-profit national organization dedicated to raising awareness about the importance of diesel engines, fuel and technology. Forum members are leaders in clean diesel technology and represent the three key elements of the modern clean-diesel system: advanced engines, vehicles and equipment, cleaner diesel fuel and emissions-control systems. For more information visit www.dieselforum.org.



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Steve Hansen

Manager, Media Relations

Diesel Technology Forum

5291 Corporate Drive, Suite 102

Frederick, MD 21703

(301) 668-7230 office

(202) 355-3664 cell

shansen@dieselforum.org



www.dieselforum.org