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TechnoNews - USA - Heavy hybrid hitting trash routes
USA -Fleet Owner, by Jim Mele -Apr 10, 2006: -- Intended at least initially for Class 8 refuse truck applications, a new diesel hybrid system uncouples the engine from the drivetrain and replaces the transmission with a hydraulic pump and hydrostatic engines... Specialty truck manufacturer Autocar LLC and its partner in the project, Parker Hannifin Corp., unveiled a working prototype of the E3 heavy-duty hybrid truck that, it said, has recorded up to a 50% decrease in fuel consumption tests under stop-and-go conditions typical of a refuse collection route... In addition to its significant fuel savings, the E3 significantly reduces brake wear and operating noise, according to Autocar...
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