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Jun 14, 2006

Electric Delivery Truck - France - Hybrid take Michelin challenge

Paris,France -FleetOwner, by William Diem -Jun 12, 2006: -- When Renault Trucks brings diesel hybrids to the world, they won’t run on electricity alone, even though customers would like them to... One client has asked Renault to develop a hybrid that would have an electric-only range of 50 km, but for that, said Robert Desportes, director of alternative fuel projects for the company, “you need an electric truck or a bi-mode”... The problem for Renault Trucks, and its sister brands Mack and Volvo, is a hybrid running on pure electricity would require two sets of controls for the steering and brakes--and if it were to have 50 km of range, would need 3 tons of battery. All that adds cost, said Desportes, and in the truck business “it is good to have it not too costly"...

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