Walmart
Unveils Futuristic Truck That Is Fuel-Efficient
Walmart's logo may be blue, but the company is going green.
The retail giant unveiled a prototype of
a new truck at the Mid-America Trucking Show Wednesday
That — if it reaches the road — could decrease the amount of emissions the company's e**rmous fleet produces.
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Dubbed the "Walmart Advanced Vehicle Experience" or WAVE, the
Fuel-Efficient Truck is part of the company's*
larger commitment to sustainability. In 2005,
Walmart promised to double the efficiency of its
fleet, which contains 6,500 tractors, 55,000 trailers*and 7,000 drivers, by 2015. **w, nearly 10 years later, the
retailer claims it has "achieved an 84% improvement in fleet efficiency over its 2005 baseline."
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