EPA awards $200,000 shore power grant
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has awarded a $200,000 grant to the Electric Power Research Institute (EPRI) to demonstrate how shore power is an alternative to truck idling. EPRI technology development manager Mark Duvall said the grant money will be used to outfit long-haul trucks with an onboard infrastructure which will allow it to become a "no idle" truck. The system would include shore