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NASA Wind Tunnel Used to Test Truck Fuel Efficiency
By Alison Pruitt on March 9, 2010
Tags: Ames, Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, NASA Ames, Navistar Inc., USD, aerodynamic drag, aerodynamics, commercial trucks, diesel fuel, fuel conservation, fuel consumption, fuel efficiency, Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, LLNL, NASA's Ames Research Center, Navistar Inc., research and development, semi-trucks, testing, U.S. Air Force, Department of Energy, energy, Finance, Kambiz Salari, National Aeronautics and Space Administration, S. Pete Worden

Big trucks are notorious gas guzzlers, but saving the nation as much as $10 billion annually in diesel fuel costs may soon be possible.

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