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Old 01-31-2009, 12:04 PM   #1 (permalink)
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Does anyone know how much extra fuel is used to run the electrical auxiliary requirements of a semi truck? I'm interested for when the truck is driving down the road as well as idling.

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Old 01-31-2009, 07:40 PM   #2 (permalink)
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Depends on the load. There has been lots of discussion on this topic, as you can see.


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