The MorElectric system provides heating, cooling and accessory power, including battery charging, without idling the engine. Cat said trucks using the MarElectric technology will be equipped to accept two idling-reduction options. The first is shore power to reduce idling at truck stops, loading docks or fleet terminals where electric 6 power plug-in facilities are available.The second option will be an onboard auxiliary power unit to provide cab comfort until 1 shore power expands and becomes more widely available, all with an eye on reducing vehicle idling fuel consumption, 4in. emissions, and noise. Engine idling is an increasing concern throughout the engine-powered equipment markets. Specifically in the truck market, with accessories dependent on engine speed, low idle off en doesn''t provide adequate air conditioning, 12 Vd.c. electrical power or heat rejection capacity. Trucks use their cruise control to elevate the idle speed which in turn elevates the fuel consumption, emissions and noise issues.

Leave it to my friend chop Butch, a 2-handicapper who looks at the hole while he putts but is otherwise not annoying at all, to make sense out of it all. "It really comes down to expectations," he says. "Everyone wants the trip to be exactly as they imagined it, as they remember last year''s trip. Of course, that memory is warped--so they''ve got no chance. They set themselves up."Butch''s words reminded me of that old Greek saying, "You can''t step into the same river twice." Add something saw about allowing generous drops from the bank and that pretty much sums it up.

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